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.
A House panel wants to provide $12.6 billion for the FAA in fiscal 2012, increasing the agency’s budget by $233 million over fiscal 2011 and fully funding the Next Generation air traffic modernization system. And although it is a $485 million cut relative to what President Obama had proposed in February, legislation drafted by the House Appropriations transportation and housing and urban development subcommittee, any kind of increase from fiscal 2011 seems remarkable in an environment where deficit reduction has become the focus of Capitol Hill.
A Senate panel passed a homeland security spending bill Tuesday that provides $7.9 billion for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), an increase from fiscal 2011 fueled in part by a $1.50 increase in passenger-paid security user fees.
The fiscal 2012 budget may begin to take shape this week when Congress returns from the August recess, but it’s unlikely to offer near-term certainty or good news. Analysts are already predicting that with just a few weeks left in the fiscal year, Congress will have to pass a continuing resolution that keeps funding at fiscal 2011 levels for some period of time.
