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.
Now that he has retired from Congress, outspoken former Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-Ohio) and his wife Jennifer are creating a Washington branch of a law firm that is based in his hometown of Cleveland. His wife served as her husband's chief of staff before becoming a lobbyist for Van Scoyoc Associates, representing Airports Council International-North America. He was a member of the House Appropriations transportation subcommittee and a leading voice on transportation matters. Revolving-door rules prevent him from lobbying Congress for one year.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), were presented with a challenge at the start of 2012: get their parties to agree to cut $1.2 trillion from the budget and deal with a series of tax extensions. Failing meant a likely recession caused by inaction, and election-year inertia only raised the stakes.
When former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee as the president's choice to succeed Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, look for him to be grilled about his past statements on Iran, Israel and maybe even his views about sexual orientation. But former colleagues in the Republican Party are also likely to take him to task for his support of downsizing the U.S. nuclear force.
