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.
The fiscal 2012 budget for the FAA may begin to take shape this week when Congress returns from its August recess, but it is unlikely to offer near-term certainty or good news. Analysts are already predicting that with just a few weeks left in the fiscal year, Congress will have to pass a continuing resolution that keeps funding at fiscal 2011 levels.
In the aftermath of the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle’s (EFV) cancellation, the U.S. Marines are charged with coming up with an amphibious vehicle that is actually affordable and fast. Their answer to the challenge could put a crimp on the Pentagon’s intractable problem of requirements creep.
A congressionally chartered blue-ribbon panel is warning that U.S. government spending to sustain war projects, such as the $35 billion effort to train Afghan security forces, could provide massive opportunities for future waste. In a 240-page report out Aug. 31, the Commission on Wartime Contracting says the U.S. is already squandering up to $60 billion on contracts to support operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
