Space editor at Air & Space Forces Magazine, formerly @defense_news, @C4ISRNET, @insidedefense (she/her)
Washington, D.C.
Joined April 2008
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Some job news: Today’s my last day at Defense News. Starting next Friday, I’ll be covering the space beat for Air and Space Forces Magazine. Excited to join the team.
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Scooplet: Dems on the House Armed Services Committee are discussing reviving an Oversight Subcommittee if they're in control next year.
It's still TBD, but underscores the long list of issues at Hegseth's Pentagon Dems want to scrutinize. w/@marksatter politico.com/live-updates/20…
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SCOOP: Seven companies have made the first cut for the Air Force and DIU's Massed Modular Aircraft program. New on @ASForcesMag: airandspaceforces.com/seven-…
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Happening now: Top Pentagon officials are briefing the House Armed Services Committee on the military's FY2027 budget request, one of the panel's last opportunities to hear from DOD before Election Day.
Feinberg, Hurst, Duffey, Michael, Meink and Mahoney among the briefers.
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EXCLUSIVE: Air Force Eyes New Build F-16s To Boost Fighter Capacity. Is the F-16G on the way? New with @ByChrisGordon on @ASForcesMag airandspaceforces.com/air-fo…
The base cost of an F-35A has risen 11.5% in Lots 18 and 19, @StephenLosey reports
What Each F-35 Variant Really Costs Right Now
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In the Pentagon Papers case, the Supreme Court ruled that it is legal to publish top-secret info and that the free press has a responsibility to do so to prevent the government from deceiving the public, especially during wartime.
Publishing highly classified assessments from the Secretary’s orders book is a crime.
It’s a betrayal of the force.
And much of what they’re publishing is inaccurate.
Of course, we demand candid military advice. Non-concurs are standard. The Secretary sees them constantly. That’s how you run a real military.
We are in great shape around the world.
This story isn’t about readiness.
It’s TDS and PDS — they hate President Trump and Secretary Hegseth more than they love America.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
While leaking classified material is illegal for government employees, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in New York Times Co. v. United States (1971) that the First Amendment protects the press's right to publish classified information of public interest. nytimes.com/2016/06/30/ins…
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Air Force, Space Force Seek 6,000 Civilian Hires in Wake of DOGE Cuts
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NEW: The main U.S. air war command center in the Middle East suffered a direct hit soon after the war with Iran began and was severely damaged, sources tell Air & Space Forces Magazine. The Combined Air Operations Center at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar was hit by Iranian missiles. A secondary facility in South Carolina filled the gap. airandspaceforces.com/us-air…
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Maybe if Defense News hadn't laid off or pushed out the entirety of its staff, it wouldn't make embarrassing mistakes like this:
Since 1986, Defense News has been the authoritative voice for the world's defense decision-makers. defensenews.com/home/2026/06…
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Space Force Reveals $3.2B in Space-Based Interceptor Awards for Golden Dome
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White House adviser Peter Navarro just said the moon offers a "military advantage." Turns out the Space Force is making plans, per this piece by @calbon: airandspaceforces.com/space-…
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Today, our already small and scrappy newsroom got even smaller.
CQ Roll Call owner @FiscalNote laid off four @CQRollCallGuild members after refusing to bargain over the cuts.
Please consider donating to help those impacted: gofundme.com/f/standing-with…
The Pentagon is considering canceling the "troubled" GPS OCX program, among other options, after years of delays and cost overruns—including significant software defects that arose during government-led testing. airandspaceforces.com/pentag…
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SCOOP: Pentagon sends Congress $1.56B munitions reprogramming request amid Iran strikes InsideDefense.com insidedefense.com/daily-news…
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Space Development Agency Faces Challenges Scaling its Growing Constellation
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SDA's scaling challenges offer a glimpse of what other programs may face as Pentagon leaders demand more of everything—from munitions and drones to satellites and software airandspaceforces.com/space-…
The Air Force announced new PAEs for C3BM, NC3, fighters and advanced aircraft, propulsion, and weapons. The Space Force revealed two—space access and space-based sensing and targeting
Air Force, Space Force Introduce First Acquisition Portfolios in Reform Push
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So many ironies.
NYT, WaPo (and NPR and others) gave up Pentagon passes rather than sign a restrictive media policy that cast them as a security threat.
It didn’t stop them from learning critical information, which they handled responsibly as they so often have.
First in @semafor: NYT, WaPo learned of the secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin but held off publishing what they had at the administration's request to avoid endangering US troops
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SDA Back on Track to Award Satellite Contracts After Funds Went to Troop Shutdown Pay
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“For reasons I don’t understand, it’s just gone.” — A thought I’ve had so many times over the last year or so about @defense_news and @MilitaryTimes. Great publications doing important work, now a shell of what they once were
Former @Militarydotcom staffers say a new owner called Valnet dealt the respected publication a death blow when service members and veterans needed it most.
My latest in @CJR
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