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 president on July 15 gave some indication of where he stands on defense cuts — several hundred billion dollars above the $400 billion in cuts over 12 years he discussed in April, but not in the way the Bowles-Simpson deficit commission laid out.
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) could block the Pentagon’s request to transfer more than $750 million to cover cost increases on the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program. “Based on the current information submitted to the Senate, I intend to oppose the department’s ‘reprogramming request,’” McCain says in a statement.
House lawmakers are putting forward the 21st extension of the FAA reauthorization bill, and in the process are making changes to a rural air service provision that was a key point of contention between leaders of the House and Senate transportation committees.
