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.
Even though defense budgets are finally beginning to turn downward, the Pentagon has avoided eye-popping program kills, leaving plenty of space on the negotiating table for another round of deficit reductions, defense analysts say.
RED TAPE: Although efforts to reform the U.S. export control system have focused largely on the State Department, industry has long been frustrated with requests that are first bogged down at the Pentagon. A new Pentagon office, the Technology Security and Foreign Disclosure Office (TSFDO), is supposed to speed up the process. Before the State Department even touches a request for technology transfer, 13 different technical review boards at the Department of Defense must sign off. In a Jan.
House and Senate leaders are laying the groundwork to begin a much-anticipated conference on long-term FAA reauthorization legislation, but a move to add a provision barring U.S. operators from participating in the European Union’s emission trading system (ETS) could imperil passage. In the interim though, the House and Senate last week each approved the 23rd short-term extension of FAA’s operating authority.
