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 defense authorization bill could be debated on the Senate floor just after Thanksgiving, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee told reporters Nov. 13. “I would like to lay it down this Friday,” says Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.). “But the leaders assured me it would be the first thing after Thanksgiving.”
News of a Nov. 1 Iranian attack on a U.S. UAV is adding fuel to congressional efforts to undo potential federal budget cuts due to take place in January.
Lawmakers must find a solution to avoid massive federal budget cuts and their potentially debilitating effects on the NextGen air traffic modernization system, Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.), tells Aviation Week. LoBiondo, a contender to replace Rep. Tom Petri (R-Wis.) as chairman of the House of Representatives aviation subcommittee after Petri steps down at the end of the year, says Congress should work to resolve differences the way it did during disagreements over union rules and airport subsidies earlier this year.
