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.
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) aims to keep tabs on the cost of any changes that Boeing might make to its KC-46A tanker as the U.S. Air Force proceeds with development. “We want to be the eyes looking over their shoulder, since we got screwed on that deal,” says Rogers, in whose state EADS would have assembled tanker aircraft had it won the $35 billion contract.
The U.S. House of Representatives looks like it is going after the Transportation Department (DOT) for massive budget reductions in fiscal 2012, a move that could have serious implications for the NextGen air traffic modernization program.
The House Armed Services Committee has overwhelmingly approved a provision to the defense authorization bill that would require the Pentagon to grant General Electric and Rolls-Royce access to government facilities to work on the F136 alternate engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter during fiscal 2012, as long as the government incurs no cost.
