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.
In a White House Rose Garden speech on jobs and the highway bill on Wednesday, President Obama urged Congress to pass a “clean extension” of the FAA bill that would provide back pay for workers laid off during the August shutdown before the current bill expires. Obama, who was joined by Transportation Department Secretary Ray LaHood, also endorsed the idea of getting the private sector “more involved” in transportation projects. The current FAA extension expires Sept. 16. Responding to the president, Rep.
Spurred into action by last month’s partial shutdown of the FAA and what he sees as a leadership void, the president of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) says the association is ready to be a forceful advocate for passage of an FAA reauthorization bill, and for the airline industry in general.
The Communications Workers of America is wielding the FAA shutdown as a political bludgeon, ramping up mailers and robo-calls in 25 House districts that blame Republicans for the two-week impasse that ended earlier this month. CWA, which represents the Association of Flight Attendants and is affiliated with customer service agents for some airlines, says it is spending more than $500,000 to target 600,000 voters in those House districts.
