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.
RED TAPE: Although efforts to reform the U.S. export control system have focused largely on the State Department, industry has long been frustrated with requests that are first bogged down at the Pentagon. A new Pentagon office, the Technology Security and Foreign Disclosure Office (TSFDO), is supposed to speed up the process. Before the State Department even touches a request for technology transfer, 13 different technical review boards at the Department of Defense must sign off. In a Jan.
House and Senate leaders are laying the groundwork to begin a much-anticipated conference on long-term FAA reauthorization legislation, but a move to add a provision barring U.S. operators from participating in the European Union’s emission trading system (ETS) could imperil passage. In the interim though, the House and Senate last week each approved the 23rd short-term extension of FAA’s operating authority.
Initial reaction from Capitol Hill to details of how the Pentagon will abide by congressionally mandated spending restrictions is already taking on a partisan tone. Republicans were quick to pounce on initial details of $487 billion in reductions to the Pentagon’s spending plans over the next decade laid out Jan. 26 by the top uniformed and civilian leaders of the military — taking aim at some program decisions and a massive reduction to the size of the ground forces.
