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.
The Senate shot down another attempt to shore up the nation's cyber defenses legislatively last week. Sen. Susan Collins (Maine), the top Republican on the Senate Homeland Security Committee and others insisted that the bill included important information-sharing provisions that went beyond what can be done through executive order, a version of which was signed in October. The bill's failure opens the door for that order to move forward.
The House has approved a bill to extend for two years an indemnification program allowing the government to share the cost with industry of injuries or property damage suffered by the public in a commercial space launch. Industry had sought a longer extension, but just ensuring the program remains alive is also critical, says Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), who leads the Science, Space and Technology Committee's space subcommittee.
Jens Flottau (Frankfurt), Jen DiMascio (Washington), Madhu Unnikrishnan (Washington)
It has been obvious since a number of countries threatened serious retaliation against Europe's Emissions Trading System (ETS) that the European Commission would have to find a way to back away from its plans in their current form with the least embarrassment. The shelving of parts of the contentious European Union ETS creates an opportunity to settle the dispute. But it is far from certain that a global scheme will be created.
