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.
U.S. Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) makes no secret of the fact that he is out to reform the Transportation Security Administration (TSA): “My goal is to get them out of the passenger screening business and into the security business,” Mica says.
U.S. lawmakers are calling for independent testing of new plans by LightSquared to limit the launch of its wireless broadband network to the lower of its two 10 MHz blocks of L-band spectrum to mitigate concerns of interference with GPS signals.
A trio of missile defense programs has altered the psychological dynamic of warfare in the Middle East from “terror to entertainment,” says the former head of Israel’s missile defense organization. “That’s a game changer,” says Uzi Rubin, in describing the recent successes of missile defense systems including Rafael’s Iron Dome, the Arrow-2 made by Boeing and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), and David’s Sling, being developed by Raytheon and Rafael.
