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.
Republican lawmakers negotiating a way forward on the FAA reauthorization bill are bringing in campaign cash from opposite sides of a labor issue central to passage of the bill. Players on all sides of the bill have identified the House provision changing the rules of the National Mediation Board (NMB) as one of the key differences between the House and Senate versions of the FAA bill. House leadership has taken control of talks on the NMB provision.
Congress approved a $15.85 billion fiscal 2012 budget for FAA in the multi-agency “minibus” spending bill that passed Nov. 17 and was signed into law on Nov. 18. The bill, which passed both chambers before a continuing resolution funding the government expired on Nov. 18, reflects the budget-cutting mood in Washington, slashing funding at a number of agencies, including $924 million out of the NASA budget.
Discussions are under way that could significantly change the prospects for passing the first FAA reauthorization bill since the last one expired in 2007. Lawmakers may remove a toxic labor provision from the FAA bill and offer an amended version as a standalone bill, confirms Rep. Jerry Costello (D-Ill.), ranking Democrat of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s aviation subcommittee.
