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.
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), a senior member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, will renew an old fight with cargo behemoths FedEx and UPS. Expect Boxer to bring back legislation that would require uniform fatigue standards for all pilots. Reps. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.) and Timothy Bishop (D-N.Y.) have already introduced companion legislation, the Safe Skies Act, on the House side.
The looming 2014 retirement of Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) as chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee sets up a potential showdown among Democrats over space policy. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) is likely to be approved as the next secretary of state. If he leaves, next in line to lead the committee that presides over space matters would be Sen. Barbara Boxer of California, a hot-bed of commercial-spaceflight activity.
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) may have picked up Democratic supporters in his quest to be confirmed as the next defense secretary, but he has lost a leading Republican.
