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.
Responding to reports about missing shoulder-fired missiles, or Manpads, in Libya, a California senator is asking the U.S. government to start a program in fiscal 2013 that would protect commercial aircraft from potential attacks. The program would follow a Homeland Security initiative started in 2003 under which BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman created systems that completed more than “16,000 flight hours aboard cargo and passenger aircraft,” according to a letter sent Sept. 27 by Sen.
Responding to reports about missing shoulder-fired missiles, or Manpads, in Libya, a California senator is asking the government to start a program in fiscal 2013 that would protect commercial aircraft from potential attacks. The program would follow a Homeland Security initiative started in 2003 in which BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman created systems that completed more than “16,000 flight hours aboard cargo and passenger aircraft,” according to a letter sent Tuesday by Sen.
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is working with the Obama administration to shield its multibillion-dollar weather satellite program from suffering collateral damage in congressional spending wars. And with a gap in polar-orbiting satellite coverage becoming more likely, the agency is also making contingency plans to share data with other nations.
