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.
DETAILS LATER: Last week’s release of the Defense Department’s comprehensive strategy review was the Pentagon’s first of three budget-related events. The next is expected in about two weeks — shortly after President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address — and should unveil broad programmatic changes. The administration’s budget release, which would contain specific dollar amounts, should follow shortly behind. The budget release is traditionally held on the first Monday of February, but it has not been formally scheduled yet this year.
With the Obama administration prepared to hand down at least $480 billion in reductions to the planned Pentagon budget over 10 years, a trio of industry groups has prepared a set of ideas for stemming the damage.
The head of the Airports Council International for North America (ACI-NA) is urging lawmakers to pass a two-year extension of the FAA’s operating authority, rather than reaching an agreement on the underlying bill. The current, 22nd extension expires Jan. 31. Lawmakers have been haggling over a deal on several differences between the House and Senate versions of a long-term FAA reauthorization bill.
