Based in Washington, Jen managed Aviation Week’s worldwide defense, space and security coverage from 2013 to January 2024.
Prior to taking on the Executive Editor 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.
In less than one year, unmanned aircraft crashed into the Grand Canyon, buzzed over an amphitheater at Mount Rushmore and harassed bighorn sheep in Utah. Now, UAVs are no longer welcome at U.S. National Parks. National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis will not allow UAVs to launch, land or operate on national park grounds, at least for now. During the temporary ban, he is planning to propose regulating the use of UAVs. This is often a hurry-up-and-wait process that requires a public comment period.
To the relief of a number of defense contractors, Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) clung to his Senate seat in a primary runoff election. It was not an unexpected struggle. To appeal to Democrats, who could cross party lines to vote, the six-term senator highlighted his prowess at delivering federal dollars to the state.
