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.
Key lawmakers in the U.S. House may have sliced $9 billion from President Barack Obama’s request for fiscal 2012 defense spending, while also adding millions for Army Abrams tanks and handing down steep cuts for an international missile defense system and the Navy’s purchase of Fire Scout rotary-wing UAVs. On June 14 the House Appropriations Committee (HAC) is scheduled to vote on a draft of the $690 billion defense spending bill for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1.
The House Appropriations Committee is set to debate a draft version of the fiscal 2012 defense spending bill on June 14 that adds $100 million to encourage more competition on development of the future bomber. A report on the bill providing details of how the $649 billion total should be spent in the eyes of the defense subcommittee began circulating on June 9. Aviation Week obtained portions.
