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 Obama administration will stand firm in its plans for European missile defense, even if Russia once again ramps up objections to U.S. capabilities being deployed to Eastern Europe, a U.S. State Department official says.
In a last-ditch effort to pass a new authorization bill for NASA, the House has agreed to consider the Senate-passed NASA authorization this week, having abandoned hopes for arriving at a compromise bill between the two chambers before the current fiscal year ends Sept. 30.
NASA’s Inspector General (IG) has found no legal wrongdoing in Administrator Charles Bolden’s interactions with an oil company during a period when he was weighing NASA’s involvement in an alternative fuel agreement, although investigators concluded his actions did constitute an ethical lapse.
