Comment by DrNosferatu

In isolation, no - but this is not about an isolated topic: a transparent public call to tender, with due process, would be necessary if a government wanted to overhaul their ATC systems.

I personally view the action of giving a task to a company (SpaceX) that is legally under the oversight of the regulator (FAA) whose inner systems are to be overhauled - without contest - as problematic.

But maybe that's just cultural...