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.
An analyst with the Council on Foreign Relations told House lawmakers June 29 that U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is not organized to achieve long-term success in the war on terrorism due to its overemphasis on "SWAT-style raids" at the expense of less glamorous, but no less important, unconventional warfare.
The overall concept of operations for America's next-generation air transportation system (NGATS) should be in place by the end of this summer, FAA Administrator Marion Blakey said on Capitol Hill June 28. "Once we have that big picture in place, I think we'll go out and build the architecture to support the next-gen system very quickly," she said.
U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker and U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Michael Hagee during Capitol Hill testimony spelled out the equipment reset needs of their respective services which together are pegged at $29 billion in fiscal 2007. Schoomaker told the House Armed Services Committee on June 27 that the Army's reset requirement is $17.1 billion, which includes nearly $5 billion deferred from the service's FY '06 request. Hagee said that the Marines need $11.9 billion.
