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 Transportation Security Administration has revised its process for airports to join a private screening program, the agency confirmed June 15, and six airports whose applications to participate in the Screening Partnership Program (SPP) that previously were denied, are eligible to apply again, as are other airports. “Earlier this year, TSA Administrator John Pistole stated that the agency had not seen a demonstrated or substantial advantage to expanding the Screening Partnership Program,” says spokesman Nicholas Kimball.
The House Appropriations Committee on June 14 approved a $649 billion bill to fund the Defense Department and the war in Afghanistan for fiscal 2012, adding a vote of confidence for the nation’s most expensive weapon system – the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Key lawmakers in the U.S. House may have sliced $9 billion from President Barack Obama’s request for fiscal 2012 defense spending, while also adding millions for Army Abrams tanks and handing down steep cuts for an international missile defense system and the Navy’s purchase of Fire Scout rotary-wing UAVs. On June 14 the House Appropriations Committee (HAC) is scheduled to vote on a draft of the $690 billion defense spending bill for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1.
