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. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) is petitioning the leaders of the defense authorization bill’s conference to extract satellites and their related items from the U.S. Munitions List.
IN THE CROSSHAIRS: A liberal think tank is targeting Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) for opposing sequestration cuts to the Defense Department with an advertising campaign (www.cutpentagonwaste.com) on cable stations in politically savvy New Hampshire.
Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) has released the names of the Republican chairmen of the House Armed Services subcommittees. Rep. Michael Turner (Ohio), who currently leads the subcommittee on strategic forces, will take over the powerful air and land forces subcommittee. Rep. Randy Forbes (Va.) moves from the Readiness panel to the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, a boon for his Navy-heavy district along the Virginia coast.
