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.
A top Republican senator is blocking the nomination of two new members of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission until he learns more about how the Obama administration decided to speed up LightSquared’s licensing process. Earlier this week, the president nominated Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai to the FCC. But their nominations are waiting until Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) gets some answers.
The Department of Homeland Security has been slow to realize the benefits of the Next Generation air traffic control system, lawmakers say, and they are blunt about wanting to change it.
Top Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee are pressing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta for specific information about the effect of nearly $1 trillion in across-the-board cuts to military spending even as they are working to find a way around that potential penalty. “In order for the Congress do to its job, we cannot wait until December or later to receive specific and concrete information,” say Sens. John McCain (Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (S.C.) in a Nov. 3 letter to Panetta.
