Lennie Fort
About Lennie Fort
Lennie Fort is a Senior Acquisition Specialist at JANUS Research Group, where he has worked since 2018. He previously served as a U.S. Army Officer and Program Director at the U.S. Army Infantry School from 2006 to 2011 and has extensive experience in acquisition policy and program management.
Work at Janus Research Group
Lennie Fort has been serving as a Senior Acquisition Specialist at JANUS Research Group since 2018. In this role, he focuses on acquisition lifecycle planning for both traditional and non-traditional defense acquisition programs. His responsibilities include interpreting acquisition regulations and statutory law to provide expert guidance to executive leadership at PEO Soldier Headquarters. Fort has played a significant role in developing local policy and strategy for executing section 804 middle tier acquisition initiatives, emphasizing prototyping and prototype fielding.
Previous Experience at U.S. Army Infantry School
Before joining JANUS Research Group, Lennie Fort worked at the U.S. Army Infantry School from 2006 to 2011 as a U.S. Army Officer - Program Director/Master Control Supervisor. His tenure lasted five years at Ft Benning, Georgia. In this position, he gained valuable experience in program management and operational oversight.
Career at Kalman & Company, Inc.
Lennie Fort was employed at Kalman & Company, Inc. as an Acquisition Program Analyst from 2014 to 2018. During his four years in the Baltimore, Maryland area, he contributed to various acquisition-related projects and initiatives, enhancing his expertise in the field.
Education and Training
Lennie Fort holds a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy and Religious Studies from Austin Peay State University, which he completed from 1999 to 2003. Additionally, he studied at the Army Acquisitions Basic Course in 2011 for 11 months, where he gained foundational knowledge in acquisition processes and regulations.
Expertise in Acquisition Policy
As a subject matter expert for the acquisition policy and operations directorate at a program executive office, Lennie Fort oversees 129 ACAT I-IV programs of record and more than 250 products. His role involves building and maintaining a comprehensive guidebook for the PEO enterprise, which provides access to acquisition policies, best practices, and templates.