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.
Against the wishes of the U.S. Air Force, House lawmakers recommend continuing to buy three additional Northrop Grumman Global Hawk aircraft and 17 Alenia Spartan aircraft.
An article titled “Schumer Raises Concerns About Potential Merger” incorrectly described the rank of Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.). As the vice chairman of the Senate Democratic Conference he is the third-ranking Senate Democrat (Aviation Daily, May 11).
The Senate could begin consideration this week of a bill pushed by general aviation manufacturers to authorize funding for the Export-Import Bank for three more years. The bill, which cleared the House last week, also would raise the Ex-Im Bank’s lending cap to $140 billion by 2014. The bill, a compromise negotiated by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), was hailed as a reasonable compromise by both sides of a long-running dispute over the bank. The bank’s charter is set to expire on May 31.
