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.
With six months until the government imposes a $1.2 trillion reduction to all federal programs — from the Pentagon’s Joint Strike Fighter to the FAA’s NextGen air traffic modernization and NASA’s commercial crew development — lawmakers are debating how to best study the effects of that kind of budget cut.
The nomination of Michael Huerta as the next FAA administrator may finally advance, now that the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee has scheduled a hearing for June 21. Huerta, who has been the acting administrator since December, was deputy under Administrator Randy Babbitt, who resigned after being charged with driving while intoxicated. Those charges were later dismissed.
