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.
AVIATION CHIEF: Brig. Gen. Tim Crosby took the reins as the U.S. Army’s new program executive officer (PEO) for aviation in a ceremony at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., Dec. 12. Crosby takes over from Paul Bogosian, who retired after 35 years of Army service. The office is responsible for the development, procurement, and life cycle management of the Army’s helicopter fleet, as well as its fixed-wing aircraft and unmanned systems. Crosby previously served as deputy PEO for aviation.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) still hopes to regain the capability lost when it canceled the Hyperspectral Environmental Suite (HES) on its upcoming next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-R) system.
DALE DEPARTING: NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will resign from NASA Jan. 17, prior to the U.S. presidential inauguration. Having served as NASA’s second-in-command under Administrator Michael Griffin since November 2005, Dale was the agency’s first female deputy administrator. “I will miss the cutting-edge missions, but most of all I will miss the incredibly talented people of NASA,” she said in a statement.
