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 recent incident in Yemen shows that the U.S. government needs to develop a “trusted shipper program” to better protect cargo jets from overseas threats, the president of the Cargo Airline Association (CAA) told a House panel Tuesday. Last fall, both UPS and FedEx jets picked up packages containing explosives in Yemen, leading to an examination of cargo jet security that is still ongoing.
Senate Armed Services Committee leaders say they are still waiting for more details about long-term budget proposals, including one from Senate Democrats to snip $886 billion from security accounts over 10 years.
The chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee latched onto new findings by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to blast the U.S. Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) deployment of new explosives detection systems (EDSs). GAO's report on the matter was issued publicly Tuesday, July 12. “TSA’s delays and poor planning continue to waste our limited resources, threaten transportation security, and weaken our ability to address the latest terrorist threats,” says U.S. Rep. John L. Mica (R-Fla.)
