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.
Jennifer Michels (Washington), Jen DiMascio (Washington), Andrew Compart (Washington)
If you are keeping score of political brinkmanship in Washington over FAA funding—which appears to have simultaneous games being played at different levels—it can be hard to determine who is winning and who is losing. Or, perhaps more accurately, it is hard to tell who is losing the most.
If the U.S. Congress defaults on its debt obligations by failing to raise the debt ceiling by an Aug. 2 deadline, cash flow could become a problem — for the government and for contractors, a Pentagon official says.
As the FAA’s partial shutdown moves into its second week because House and Senate leaders failed to move from their entrenched positions, a global credit-rating agency says the impasse may eventually hit airports’ bottom lines. In a July 28 report, Fitch Ratings notes that airports are generally on solid financial footing.
