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 Obama administration more clearly told federal contractors on Aug. 1 not to issue their employees notices of potential job losses that would take place if steep across-the-board budget cuts are instituted early next year.
The "FAA would face significant cuts in operations” under a budget penalty known as sequestration, Jeffrey Zients, the acting director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, told lawmakers during an Aug. 1 House Armed Services Committeee hearing on the defense budget. Congress passed the law that would require the penalty into law one year ago, on the premise that a $1 trillion across-the-government budget cut would be so painful that it would force lawmakers to agree on an even larger deficit reduction package.
