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 if the Pentagon is staring nearly $1 trillion in budget cuts in the face, the defense secretary should continue to accelerate production of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, an Oklahoma senator argues.
U.S. lawmakers are still trying to reach an agreement on a new FAA reauthorization bill by the end of the calendar year, if only their party leadership will agree. The issues have been largely whittled down to a contentious National Mediation Board rule and the number of takeoff and landing slots at Reagan Washington National Airport. But the fate of the bill is now in the hands of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio). Officially, they have until Jan. 31 to act.
Advocates for LightSquared are using a time-honored Washington technique in arguing that the company should be allowed to proceed with plans to build a 4G wireless broadband network – they’re reframing the debate, painting objections about interference with GPS signals as needlessly complex. “Our opponents have turned basic engineering issues into a political debate,” LightSquared CEO Sanjiv Ahuja told a Capitol Hill audience Dec. 7.
