Based in Washington, Jen manages Aviation Week’s worldwide defense, space and security coverage.
Prior to taking on her current role, Jen was Aviation Week's Congressional Editor. Jen came to Aviation Week in March 2011 from Politico, where she covered the intersection of defense and politics. She also worked as a reporter and editor for Defense Daily, Inside the Army, The Other Paper and The Columbus Dispatch.
Jen received a Master’s degree in journalism as a Kiplinger Fellow at the Ohio State University. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in history and journalism from the University of Michigan.
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has delayed its vote on the confirmation of former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) to be the next defense secretary. The vote, which was anticipated during a Feb. 7 SASC hearing on Benghazi, will be delayed as a growing number of Republicans on the committee await responses to questions about how speaking engagements and organizations for which Hagel worked were funded.
NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman has risen to the top of the list of contenders to replace U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. Hersman has an important source of support in Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. She served as a staff member on the panel from 1999 to 2004, and before that worked for West Virginia Democrat Rep. Bob Wise. Rep. Tom Latham (R-Iowa), chairman of the House Appropriations aviation subcommittee, says, “All I’ve heard are good things about her.”
President Barack Obama appealed to Congress to at least delay sequestration by passing a reduced package of spending cuts and tax reforms to buy still more time to reach agreement on how to bring down the federal deficit.
