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.
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) was a co-sponsor of Export-Import Bank legislation that the Senate rejected March 20. He was also one of 44 senators who killed its chances of passing. Graham says he voted no to enable Republicans to make changes to the bill that would advance its chances of passing both in the Senate and in the House.
House Republicans unveiled a budget proposal for fiscal 2013 that would reduce the federal deficit by $5 trillion, while sparing the Pentagon’s budget from steep cuts. It would provide $554 billion in defense spending and $88 billion for the war effort in fiscal 2013 along with $6.2 trillion for defense over the decade.
Even though the U.S. and Russia are supposed to discuss an agreement on missile defense during the upcoming NATO summit in May, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) predicts that such an accord “is not going to happen.” The top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee pointed to a March 19 statement by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that the Russian military should develop plans to attack U.S. and NATO missile defense systems in Europe.
