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 U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman are coming to terms with cost growth in the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program that has occurred during the transition to the larger RQ-4B model, according to Northrop Grumman officials.
At an industry day in Washington, NASA revealed details of the systems engineering and integration (SE&I) contractor that will help pull together all the technologies being developed in support of the agency's space exploration plans. NASA is leaning toward a hybrid model for the SE&I team, which would incorporate government and industry personnel (DAILY, Jan. 4). "We're looking at a combination of industry, NASA, and an FFRDC [Federally Funded Research and Development Center]," Doug Cooke, SE&I deputy associate administrator, said March 11.
The White House on March 11 announced the nomination of Johns Hopkins University physicist and former In-Q-Tel President Mike Griffin to be the next administrator of NASA. The nomination ends months of speculation over who would be chosen to fill the post vacated by former Administrator Sean O'Keefe, who announced his intention to leave NASA in mid-December and began serving as chancellor of Louisiana State University last month (DAILY, Dec. 14).
