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 looming Senate debate on the fiscal 2012 defense authorization bill is likely to include an emotional battle over whether to make the chairman of the National Guard Bureau a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and others plan to amend the bill with a provision that would elevate the commanding general of the nation’s reserve force. Guard advocates say they have gathered enough potential votes to allow the Guard chief to climb the military ranks.
Responding to a recent incident where passengers on a plane were stranded for seven hours, U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) are pressing the transportation secretary to make sure that airlines are penalized for excessive tarmac delays.
A top Republican senator is blocking the nomination of two new members of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) until he learns more about how the Obama administration decided to speed up LightSquared’s licensing process. The president recently nominated Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai to the FCC. But their nominations are on hold until Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) gets some answers.
