SpaceX‘s Starshield division has contracted with the National Reconnaissance Office, according to inside sources.

Five sources confirmed to Reuters that the NRO has a $1.8 billion contract for Starshield’s satellite network. The division is dedicated to “supporting national security,” according to its website, with a focus on Earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads.

Neither SpaceX or the NRO returned the Washington Examiner’s request for comment.

This report comes as SpaceX CEO Elon Musk continues to spar with President Joe Biden. Currently, the company is under review by Biden’s National Labor Relations Board over the firing of eight employees. The employees complained about Musk’s posts on X reflecting poorly on the company and asked them to be taken down. The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the company last year for alleged discriminatory hiring practices against asylees.

Additionally, the Pentagon denied Musk’s request to fund Starlink’s network over Ukraine after Musk asked for supplemental funds. Musk initially did not provide the network to the country in the beginning of its conflict against Russia, but it is currently active in the area despite the Biden administration not helping.

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Starlink, SpaceX’s network for consumer and commercial use, has launched and landed 25 rockets this year alone. Its latest launch on Friday successfully deployed 23 satellites.

SpaceX was founded in 2002 by Musk. Today it is the world’s largest operator of satellites.