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.
TOUGH ON DEFENSE: President Barack Obama has pledged to make $400 billion in future defense spending cuts as part of his plans to reduce the national deficit by $4 trillion over the next 12 years. “Just as we must find more savings in domestic programs, we must do the same in defense,” Obama says. According to the White House, the savings will be spread between now and 2023. Obama says he will provide specifics after a comprehensive review with Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Adm. Michael Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The U.S. Congress this week will consider a spending bill negotiated by the White House and congressional leadership to fund the government for the rest of fiscal 2011 that ends funding for the Joint Strike Fighter’s F136 alternate engine made by General Electric/Rolls-Royce (GE/RR). In the bill, the Defense Department receives $513 billion plus $157.8 billion for war expenses, according to the Senate Appropriations Committee — $2 billion less than what the House had agreed to earlier in the year.
The U.S. Congress this week will consider a spending bill negotiated by the White House and congressional leadership to fund the government for the rest of fiscal 2011 that squeezes $446 million out of the Transportation Security Administration’s budget request and restores caps on screeners.
