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.
Defense and war costs have grown 74% during the United States’ slide from budget surplus in 2001 to debt in 2011, the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee said in a statement Thursday.
THREATS WORK: The possibility of a subpoena helped lawmakers wrest documents from NASA regarding its heavy-lift space launch system (SLS) plans, says the chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) says NASA has allowed the committee staff “to look at and read but not keep” documents related to NASA’s future human spaceflight plans. Congress has been trying to compel NASA to speed development of the SLS and the multipurpose crew vehicle intended to replace the space shuttle.
While Democrats, including President Barack Obama during a speech to the nation yesterday, are pledging to close a “tax loophole” for the owners of corporate jets, a top Republican indicates he may be willing to consider a proposal for deficit reduction that targets the owners of corporate jets.
