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.
Although the situation between Boeing and the striking union representing much of the company's Delta rocket work force remains at a stalemate, some Delta employees have begun returning to work, according to a Boeing spokesman. "There are numbers of union-represented employees that are 'crossing the picket line' and coming back to work, which is a good thing for us because we want to retain their talents," Boeing spokesman Robert Villanueva said.
The Pentagon's second-in-command is shifting the focus of the Defense Dept.'s work to counter improvised explosive devices away from short-term solutions toward more basic research to mimic the effort focused on developing the first atomic bomb.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Air Force and NASA will meet Nov. 22 to discuss options for proceeding with the troubled National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System, which is running up to $3 billion over budget and years behind schedule.
