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.
Sequestration would have a “significant impact” on the nation’s airspace system, possibly leading to the closure of air traffic control (ATC) towers at smaller airports, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) concludes in a report on the effects of a nearly $1 trillion across-the-board budget cut set to take place in January.
The Council of Governors is petitioning the leaders of the House and Senate armed services committees to press forward with the creation of a National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force.
JDAMs, PLEASE: The foreign military sales trend continues, as Israel has asked to buy 6,900 Boeing Joint Direct Attack Munition tail kits, parts and training, a deal worth about $647 million, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. DSCA notified Congress of the potential sale Dec. 10. Up to this point, Congress had been notified of 58 foreign military sales valued at $62 billion. “The principal contractors will be The Boeing Company in St.
