Jeff has been involved in aerospace journalism since the mid 1990s. Prior to joining Aviation Week, Jeff served as managing editor of Launchspace magazine and the International Space Industry Report. He has been the editor and chief of Aviation Week's Aerospace Daily & Defense Report since 2007 and has been a regular contributor to Aviation Week magazine. He received his B.A. from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va.
Senate lawmakers moved to send NASA's fiscal 2006 appropriations and authorization bills to the floor of the Senate for a vote during separate markup hearings on Capitol Hill June 23. The Senate Appropriations Committee endorsed the $16.4 billion FY '06 NASA appropriations bill that was marked up by the Commerce, Justice and Science subcommittee earlier this week (DAILY, June 22). The bill includes $250 million to continue preparations for a space shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a request for proposals June 21 for an off-the-shelf medium-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle system to patrol the U.S. border with Mexico. The UAV system will patrol the area within 25 miles of the U.S./Mexico border, extending from Yuma, Ariz., to El Paso, Texas. Responses to the RFP are due by July 19 and DHS expects to be operating the system no later than October.
The Senate Appropriations subcommittee on commerce, justice and science endorsed a $16.4 billion fiscal 2006 spending bill for NASA on June 21, including $250 million to continue preparations for a possible space shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
