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.
The Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO) charged with developing a plan to modernize America's air transportation system delivered its report to Congress this week. The JPDO includes the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the FAA, NASA, the Department of Defense, and the Commerce and Homeland Security departments. Congress chartered the office to draw up a plan for moving to a next-generation air transportation system by 2025 (DAILY, April 28).
The U.S. Air Force is preparing a repackaged Space Based Radar (SBR) program for its fiscal year 2006 budget submittal that should address concerns that prompted lawmakers to slash the program's budget, according to Maj. Gen. Craig Cooning, director of space acquisition for the undersecretary of the Air Force for space.
NASA eventually will have to restructure its Discovery program in light of budget overruns that have plagued several missions, according to Andrew Dantzler, acting director of the solar system division in NASA's Science Mission Directorate. The Discovery program competitively selects low-cost science mission proposals from industry, small businesses, government laboratories and universities. Each mission is led by a principal investigator and must be kept within a budget cap.
