This is a manufactured crisis to keep you foaming at the mouth.
The obvious answer to your question is that listing Tesla specifically created the appearance of impropriety. A no-no. Despite the excitability of you and Maddow, there is no procurement order or contract.
https://fortune.com/2025/02/13/armored-tesla-state-department-millions-elon-musk-ceo-doge/
the Biden administration asked it to scout interest from private companies to obtain armored electric vehicles. Accordingly, the department issued a request for information and only one company responded at the time. The next step was intended to be an official solicitation