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.
SPENDING BILLS: The chairman of the House Appropriations Committee told reporters Oct. 26 that if the Senate can by next week send the House of Representatives a bill that contains spending for NASA and the FAA, the House and Senate versions can be reconciled before the current spending bill for the entire government runs out Nov. 18. Rep.
With the U.S. unemployment rate at 9.1% and President Obama pushing for a costly jobs bill, the Aerospace Industries Association is framing its don’t-cut-defense-spending message in terms that may resonate with politicians. If the worst-case budget scenario unfolds and the “supercommittee” and/or Congress fails to reach an accord on pinpointing ways to trim at least $1.2 trillion from the federal deficit, the Pentagon would automatically lose $600 billion over the next decade in addition to an initial cut of about $450 billion.
The House of Representatives passed a bill Oct. 24 that would bar U.S. air carriers from participating in an EU cap-and-trade plan to reduce carbon emissions. The bill also instructs administration officials to negotiate away penalties imposed under the system. While members of the House were celebrating the bill, dismissing EU’s inclusion of airlines in its emissions trading system (ETS) due to take effect Jan. 1 as “misguided and illegal,” the legislation drew criticism from environmentalists.
