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.
Obama administration officials are pleasing no one with their space diplomacy efforts. Basically, the government still wants an “international code of conduct” for outer space, likes many parts of a proposed EU conduct code over a Russian-China effort, but will not sign either proposal and will try again from scratch. That was the tortuous conclusion after several recent official and unofficial statements in Washington.
Republican members of Congress are bristling about the Obama administration’s decision to work with the European Union on an International Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last week announced that the U.S. would not sign on to an EU Code of Conduct but would continue to work with the EU to develop a broader international code.
LEWIS DEPARTS: After 33 years in Congress, Rep. Jerry Lewis, the former chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, has announced he will not run for re-election. The Republican from Southern California is legendary in defense circles and in a sense represents a style of lawmaking that is being squeezed by an emphasis on government-wide belt-tightening. Lewis led the defense subcommittee dealing with Pentagon spending from 1999 to 2005, which included the early years of the Bush boom in military spending.
