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.
Congressional fights are ahead over how the House Armed Services Committee panel that deals with strategic forces has chosen to fund U.S. missile defense and space efforts in fiscal 2012. The subcommittee added $100 million for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system run by Boeing in a move that would protect the program from failures in the testing process, according to subcommittee chairman Rep. Michael Turner (R-Ohio.)
Los Angeles – In a last-ditch bid to keep the F136 combat engine alive following cancellation by the U.S. Defense Department, General Electric and Rolls-Royce are developing a plan to convert the development effort into a self-funded demonstrator for the U.S. Air Force’s long-range bomber as well as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
