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.
At least one U.S. senator has placed a hold on a bill that would prohibit U.S. operators from participating in the EU’s emissions trading system (ETS), preventing a vote on the contentious issue. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va) says the committee provided “broad support” for the bill. Still, “a couple of people don’t like it,” Rockefeller tells Aviation Week. “One of them might be holding it up.”
BACK OFF: Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) has asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to back off public statements calling on President Obama to set clear conditions on when he would use the U.S. military to respond to Iranian nuclear activity. That’s an issue that Obama and GOP nominee Mitt Romney continue to disagree on. But Boxer is backing up the White House, pointing to U.S. aid for a counter-mortar system as evidence of the nation’s support for Israel.
