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.
Problems with NASA's most recent audit point to an outdated and inadequate financial management structure at the agency, according to the General Accounting Office (GAO). From fiscal years 1996 through 2000, NASA received unqualified, or "clean," audit opinions from its former auditor, Arthur Andersen, making it one of the few federal agencies to consistently receive such a rating.
In its second interim report, released March 20, the Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry recommends the Bush Administration create a multi-agency task force to revamp the nation's overtaxed air traffic management system.
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is working to shrink laser weapon systems to make them suitable for use on tactical aircraft such as C-130s or even fighters. Lasers offer a number of tactical advantages over conventional munitions, according to Col. Mark Stephen, deputy director of AFRL's Directed Energy Directorate at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.
