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.
For a big-budget program that's behind schedule and over budget, two ingredients are helpful for keeping it on track—vision and image. The FAA's Next-Generation Air Transportation System recently got a boost from both, with the opening of a new test- bed managed by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at the Daytona Beach (Fla.) International Airport. VIPs at the recent rollout were swooning over everything from the room-sized video monitor showing each phase of a simulated flight departure to a room full of the coolest conference chairs on the planet.
Talks on the FAA reauthorization bill have been whittled down to about four key issues that congressional leadership will address, say the leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
House and Senate leaders are near a final deal on comprehensive reauthorization legislation, and some lawmakers are hopeful that an agreement could be reached shortly. Negotiations on the bill reached the highest levels of Congress—Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) met with House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on the FAA bill last week. And while committee-level leaders are focused on passing a reauthorization bill by the end of the year, Reid notes that Congress still has until the end of January before the current authorization expires.
