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.
The top Republican on the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee says lawmakers are “close” to a deal on the FAA reauthorization bill. U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) says coming to an agreement before the end of the year will be Congress’s best shot at reconciling differences between House and Senate versions of the bill to set aviation policy. The current extension of the FAA’s operating authority runs through Jan. 31, 2012.
Now what? In August, it seemed as if the U.S. Congress might finally be coming to its senses, putting together an agreement to force itself to reduce the massive U.S. budget deficit. But at the first opportunity for success, a bipartisan panel created to save lawmakers from themselves bolted, leaving the defense industry holding the bag.
Prospects for wrapping up the defense spending bill for fiscal 2012 by the Dec. 16 deadline are dimming. Defense is currently being funded through a continuing resolution along with much of the rest of the federal government. “It’s likely that the continuing resolution will be extended further, perhaps into January,” says Todd Harrison, a senior fellow with the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.
