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.
President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) met over the weekend to discuss averting the so-called fiscal cliff of federal budget cuts and the expiration of tax cuts. No deal yet, and as of last week, the consensus view of defense industry officials was near unanimous: prepare for the leap.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging House and Senate conferees to maintain restrictions on the ability of the Pentagon to contract with Russian weapons exporter Rosoboronexport in the final version of the defense authorization bill.
CYBER STEP: The divide causing cybersecurity legislation to stall in the Senate hinges on whether or not the government can direct private companies to share information about attacks. But the Senate’s version of the fiscal 2013 defense authorization bill will take a limited step in that direction. The bill includes a provision that will require defense contractors to report breaches of their network and the loss of information on sensitive programs.
