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.
LET’S STRATEGIZE: Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) called for a national aerospace strategy in a speech May 24 before the Senate Aerospace Caucus. The chair of the Senate Appropriations transportation subcommittee says companies large and small have told her “‘We need a comprehensive national strategy for aerospace.’ The U.S. government has to be a strong partner in that.” In addition to improving the aerospace workforce, beefing up research efforts and improving civil aviation, the U.S.
The Obama administration is threatening to veto the version of the defense authorization bill being debated by the U.S. House of Representatives over an issue involving the General Electric/Rolls-Royce F136 alternate engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The administration last year wielded the veto threat over any attempts to fund the alternate engine and successfully fended off efforts to add money for the F136.
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) joined industry officials in calling for a national aerospace strategy in a speech May 24 before the Senate Aerospace Caucus. Because the nation is facing extreme pressure to reduce the budget deficit, the chairman of the Senate Appropriations transportation subcommittee says focusing the nation’s aerospace goals is essential. Companies large and small, Murray said, have told her, "We need a comprehensive national strategy for aerospace,” she says. “The U.S. government has to be a strong partner in that.”
