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.
Navy Adm. Michael Rogers, the new chief of the U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency, says the aerospace industry can help him with automation and visual displays for greater agility in cyberwarfare. And after get-acquainted visits to the U.K., Germany, Afghanistan and Israel, he concedes the NSA has some fence-mending to do. Revelations from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden “caused quite a stir” in Germany, where outrage is still running high over NSA monitoring of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cell phone.
Navy Adm. Michael Rogers, the new chief of the U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency, says the aerospace industry can help him with automation and visual displays for greater agility in cyberwarfare. And after get-acquainted visits to the U.K., Germany, Afghanistan and Israel, he concedes the NSA has some fence-mending to do. Revelations from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden “caused quite a stir” in Germany, where outrage is still running high over NSA monitoring of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cell phone.
