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.
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS: Despite U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s vow to increase defense spending, the employees of defense companies continue to invest in incumbent President Barack Obama. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, the defense sector has contributed $660,800 to Obama’s presidential campaign and $574,841 to the Romney effort. Boeing’s employees have given $110,383, nearly double the amount they provided to Romney, which was $58,020.
A new House Intelligence Committee report recommending U.S. companies and the government steer clear of two Chinese telecommunications companies is sending a shudder through the business community, with a recommendation for Congress to consider expanding federal reviews of international business deals. The bipartisan report starts a conversation about a very real problem facing U.S. companies as well as the nation’s security — how to protect classified and proprietary information in a massive global supply chain.
When it comes to cybersecurity, the talk is all about defending the nation; rarely does it mention when the U.S. would choose to strike. The Pentagon is now talking more openly about offensive cyberstrikes as it nearly finalizes its new rules of engagement for them as part of the “most comprehensive change” to those rules in seven years.
