Jeff has been involved in aerospace journalism since the mid 1990s. Prior to joining Aviation Week, Jeff served as managing editor of Launchspace magazine and the International Space Industry Report. He has been the editor and chief of Aviation Week's Aerospace Daily & Defense Report since 2007 and has been a regular contributor to Aviation Week magazine. He received his B.A. from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va.
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is working with Deloitte and Touche to improve its financial recordkeeping and account for its inventory around the world in preparation for DOD audits, according to DISA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Charles Croom.
The Bush administration and the agencies leading the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) program are considering adding the OMPS-Limb sensor back onto the first operational NPOESS spacecraft, set for launch in late 2012 or early 2013. The U.S. Air Force, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA jointly manage the civil/military NPOESS weather satellite program.
The National Academies' National Research Council (NRC) is recommending that one mission among the current slate of NASA "Beyond Einstein" astrophysics missions - the Joint Dark Energy Mission (JDEM) - be fast-tracked for a 2009 start. A joint effort between NASA and the Department of Energy (DOE), JDEM would use an optical-to-near-infrared wide field survey telescope to investigate the distribution of dark energy.
