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. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee since 2009, does not plan to run for re-election in 2014. That will leave the committee with an open spot at the top, just after the departure of Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), who resigned at the end of the 112th Congress. Rockefeller was a strong advocate for rural airports, resisting efforts by Republicans to scrap the Essential Air Service program.
Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee since 2009, does not plan to run for re-election in 2014. Rockefeller was a strong advocate for rural airports, resisting efforts by Republicans to scrap the Essential Air Service program. He led the Senate Intelligence Committee before taking on the committee overseeing telecommunications policy. Last year, he was among the Senate's champions of cybersecurity legislation but has observed that after failing in the last Congress, the bill has little chance of passing now.
