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.
Congress cleared the 22nd extension of FAA’s authorization last week, averting a possible shutdown that loomed while the Senate battled over whether it should adopt a clean extension.
The top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee will be pushing to spend up to $524 billion on defense in fiscal 2012 – more money on defense than his Senate counterparts are recommending. The Senate Appropriations Committee on Sept. 15 approved a bill that removes nearly $26 billion from President Barack Obama’s request, providing $513 billion. That is a far steeper reduction than the $9 billion trim the House passed earlier in the year. But the House acted long before the summer’s all-consuming budget debate.
