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.
Six senators are rallying to the aid of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter by pressing the Pentagon to lower its $1 trillion estimate of the stealthy jet’s sustainment costs. Ashton Carter, the Pentagon acquisition chief who has been nominated to become the next deputy defense secretary, provided the eye-popping estimate to lawmakers earlier this year (Aerospace DAILY, May 20).
Washington – Now that Congress has passed a deal to raise the debt ceiling, some lawmakers are plotting how best to contain the damage to the defense budget.
Without an agreement in the Senate Tuesday on extending FAA funding, the FAA’s partial shutdown appears destined to stretch into September, potentially costing the Airport and Airways Trust Fund $1 billion.
