Boarhog delivers extraordinary Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA), Mission Engineering, and Information Systems Security Engineering to government agencies and the defense industry.
We don't just consult — we commit. Every mission, every contract, every warfighter we support gets our full dedication.
Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA), cybersecurity, Information Warfare (IW) systems modernization, and Weapon System and Combat System improvements.
View Services →LaaS+ accommodates technology push (by vendors) and technology pull (by government) to fast-track Warfighting Acquisition Systems (WAS) improvements.
Explore LaaS+ →Seaport prime contractor delivering Warfighter Centric Outcomes by cleared and credentialed engineering and technical services professionals.
View Contracts →We bridge the gap between operational requirements and technology through deep understanding of context, characteristics, and constraints of your mission domain.
Collaborates in the creation of effective messaging while navigating complex acquisition landscapes and avoiding customer hot buttons.
Working closely with the government client to create and field reliable and effective Systems-of-Systems within a culture of urgency and compressed timelines while simultaneously mitigating compliance risk.
Produces Installation Requirements Diagrams for complex Information Warfare capabilities, integrates racks of equipment, and installs and tests systems both afloat and ashore.
Uses Labs-as-a-Service Plus (LaaS+) and Boarhog Logic™ for rapid, objective assessment of candidate technologies for mission-specific applications.
Tactical Networks
Mezzanine 650
From cybersecurity engineering to tactical network installation, our team delivers across the entire defense technology lifecycle.
Rapid, objective assessment of candidate technologies for mission-specific applications.
LaaS+ prevents the "valley of death" for new technologies through 90-day test cycles that deliver rapid, objective assessments. Key activities include: Hack-a-thons for RMF & CYBERSAFE systems, DevSecOps pipeline integration, SecDevOps environments and SDKs for vendor evaluation, and Rapid Prototyping → Production Decisions → Rapid Fielding workflows.
Explore Full LaaS+ Page →Proprietary methodology for technology evaluation and decision support.
Boarhog Logic™ is a proprietary framework for rapid, relevant, and cost-effective Technology Assessments. Born from the reality that over 100,000 small businesses disappeared from federal contracting between 2012–2017, it creates a governance structure involving government, academia, small businesses, and OEMs. The methodology includes Environment Fidelity assessments, quantitative scoring across mission requirements, operational constraints, and acquisition feasibility.
Explore Boarhog Logic™ →Electronic Warfare (EW) and Ship Self Defense System (SSDS) support engineering, interoperability testing, and technical evaluation.
Boarhog supports classified and unclassified environments including tactical networks, RDT&E enclaves, and site-specific configurations for the Ship Self Defense System (SSDS), the Mark 160 Gun Computing System (GCS), the SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare (EW) system and Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP). Our experience supporting distributed naval test environments and coordinating with cross-functional engineering teams positions us to meet the scope and complexity of NSWC Dahlgren requirements.
Information Systems Security Engineering for Navy Cybersecurity programs.
Full lifecycle cybersecurity support including Risk Management Framework (RMF) implementation, security architecture design, vulnerability assessments, and continuous monitoring for Navy combat and C4ISR systems. Services span DIACAP-to-RMF transitions, Authority to Operate (ATO) packages, CYBERSAFE certification support, and NIST SP 800-53 control assessments. Embedded ISSE professionals at PEO IWS, PEO C4I, and NIWC Pacific.
Development and installation of U.S. Navy Tactical Networks.
Installation, integration, and checkout of CANES, SubLAN, SSEE, CBSP, DMR, and MQ-25 Stingray communications systems. Includes connector fabrication, power panel installation, cable plant surveys, and system acceptance testing. Boarhog personnel performed aboard USS PINCKNEY (DDG-91) and multiple surface combatants. Full afloat installation packages with VTE (Virtual Test Environment) and Mezzanine 650 integration capabilities.
Automated SoS operability evaluation tool deployed by NAVWAR.
Tested during Trident Warrior 2017 and subsequently adopted by NAVWAR. Automates assessment of system-of-systems configuration compliance, identifying interoperability issues before they impact fleet operations. Provides automated SoS operability scoring, configuration drift detection, and compliance reporting across combat system baselines. Reduces manual assessment labor by over 80%.
Boarhog delivers cleared and credentialed engineering and technical services across 9 core mission areas supporting the U.S. Navy's Warfighting Acquisition System.
Cybersecurity, systems engineering, platform baseline coordination, and logistics services at the Combat Systems Engineering Development Site.
Boarhog adds defensive cyber operations to an existing Navy enterprise architecture while maintaining the reference architecture and addressing cybersecurity requirements in compliance with the Defense in Depth Integrate Architecture (DFIA). We employ ForeScout, ACAS, Splunk, and Trellix (FAST) capabilities enabling automated vulnerability scanning, continuous analysis, monitoring, control, and securing of devices on the CSEDS networks. We also revamped the carcass turn-in process including authoring amendments to the MILSTRIP process.
Internal Cyberspace Operations — Navy Suite (ICO-NS) cybersecurity engineering expertise and agile development.
Support the Navy's Cybersecurity Program Office (PMW 130) employing agile development tools for cybersecurity engineering expertise, requirements development and management, and project scoping. Our Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) ensures compliance with engineering requirements. Boarhog leads CND-TS integration efforts for PMW 130, including integration with PMW 160 ADNS and PEO IWS USW-DSS. We support the Cyber ANTX 2026 as a Source Selection Assessor. Capabilities include Management WAN Mesh Upgrade, Enterprise IP Address Management, Enterprise ICAM, and SHARKCAGE Sensor 2.
Engineering and technical Combat Support Services on Wallops Island, Virginia.
Boarhog supports classified and unclassified environments including tactical networks, RDT&E enclaves, and site-specific configurations for the Ship Self Defense System (SSDS), the Mark 160 Gun Computing System (GCS), the SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare (EW) system and Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP). Our experience supporting a distributed naval test environment and coordinating with cross-functional engineering teams positions us to meet NSWC Dahlgren Code 104 requirements.
Interface Requirements Drawings (IRDs) and Risk Management Framework (RMF) artifacts for CANES.
Boarhog collaborates with architects to generate essential technical documentation for PMW-160 including IRDs and RMF artifacts to achieve Authorization to Operate for the Navy's Consolidated Afloat Network and Enterprise Services (CANES), then supporting the planning yards in producing ship installation plans.
Worldwide modernization and installation of Information Warfare technologies in ships and submarines.
Years of experience modernizing and terminating IW technologies for NAVWAR Global Installation Contract (GIC) primes including VTG Defense, SERCO, Huntington Ingalls, and M.C. Dean. Our certified Electronics Technicians and Electricians build connectors and terminations, perform calibrations, and check functioning under actual operating conditions. Systems include CANES, SubLAN, SSEE, CBSP, DMR, ADNS, BFTN, GPNTS, AIS, Link 16, STING (Starlink), C2P, SLVR, and EBEM.
System Operability Verification Tests and multi-ship Strike Group System-of-Systems Operability Tests.
Boarhog performs individual SOVTs and multi-ship Strike Group SOTs toward assuring the availability of Tactical Data Links for the Navy's Capability Based In-Service Engineering Activity (CB-ISEA). SOT efforts involve working with Sailors aboard ship to perform test strings validating end-to-end operations of Link 16 LOS, STJ, and JREAP C (UTJ / MTJ).
IT infrastructure management, network connectivity, and security for classified and unclassified environments.
Boarhog delivers technical support to Lockheed Martin including maintaining and optimizing IT infrastructure: managing network connectivity (Wi-Fi, router maintenance), ensuring endpoint devices are functioning, and monitoring internal systems for security and performance. We organize shared drive structures, adjust user permissions, handle onboarding/offboarding, and perform system updates and audits on both classified and unclassified networks.
Gateway Systems and Mini Rack equipment for NAVWAR Systems Integration Facility and Combined Test Bed.
Boarhog produces DLTTs that allow for interoperability testing using any combination of real and simulated combat systems and establishing virtual TDL environments. DLTTs support development, integration, and implementation of TDL on platforms and other sites, including Joint Interoperability Testing (JIT), C4I data links, Surveillance and C2 systems, MDSE, other non-Navy U.S. Services, Foreign Governments, and NATO forces.
System development engineering for the Navy's next-generation information warfare weapons system.
Boarhog delivered system development engineering services for the Navy's new Spectral program, a 7-year single award IDIQ contract with a $1.2 billion ceiling. Spectral is the next generation information warfare weapons system enhancing Ship Signals Exploitation System (SSES) capabilities.
Boarhog has been awarded over a dozen contracts providing Engineering Support Services (ESS) to multiple U.S. Navy acquisition program offices and their supporting Warfare Centers (NIWC and NSWC).
Comprehensive SETA, engineering, and cybersecurity support to the Department of the Navy's Warfighting Acquisition System (WAS).
Seaport is the Navy's electronic platform for acquiring support services in 22 functional areas. Boarhog's prime contractor position enables direct task order competition for systems engineering, cybersecurity, and technical program support across the naval enterprise. Includes QA/QC program management with periodic subcontractor audits.
⇩ Download Task Orders PDFOn-site program management and systems engineering support for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence platform development and fielding.
Supports acquisition lifecycle management for C4I programs including requirements analysis, test and evaluation planning, integrated logistics support, and fleet introduction. Provides embedded expertise at PEO offices in San Diego and Washington D.C.
Engineering and technical assistance for Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific, supporting satellite communications architecture and advanced networking solutions.
Provides satellite architecture design, link budget analysis, and communications system engineering for NIWC Pacific programs. Supports both legacy and next-generation SATCOM systems including MUOS and military Ka-band initiatives.
Proprietary methodology for rapid, relevant, and cost-effective Technology Assessments bridging government, academia, small businesses, and OEMs.
Boarhog Logic™ creates a governance structure for technology evaluation that addresses the reality that over 100,000 small businesses disappeared from federal contracting between 2012–2017. Includes Environment Fidelity assessments, quantitative scoring across mission requirements, operational constraints, and acquisition feasibility.
Explore Boarhog Logic™ →Boarhog maintains rigorous quality standards with regulatory compliance, continuous improvement, and safety protocols for all associates and subcontractors. Our Program QA/QC Manager provides oversight on Seaport-NxG contracts with periodic audits of subcontractor teams.
April 2026 CMMC 2.0 Level 2 C3PAO independent third-party assessment assuring protection of Controlled Unclassified Information.
Member of the Defense Industry Initiative (DII) on Ethics and Business Conduct. National Veteran Business Development Council (NVBDC) certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business (SDVOB). SBA certified SDVO and Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small business.
Over 100 years of combined experience in public sector acquisition, Engineering Support Services (ESS) and Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA).
Founded Boarhog in 2012. Previously Senior Manager at Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and prime contractor Program Manager for SPAWAR's Fleet Systems Engineering Team. DAWIA Level III certified with a Master of Science in Procurement Management. Retired from SPAWAR Office of Chief Engineer.
Senior maritime C4ISR leader with forty years supporting U.S. Navy acquisition and systems engineering. Led ship integration for surface combatants and special mission platforms. DAWIA Level III and Lean Six Sigma certified.
Organizes professionals accomplishing afloat installation packages for naval systems including CANES, SubLAN, SSEE, CBSP, and DMR. U.S. Air Force veteran trained as Ground RADAR Systems Technician. Contracted to deliver CANES Interface Requirements Diagrams (IRDs) to PEO C4I. Engineering Technician Level III and Fiber Optic and Data Connector certified.
Key Management Personnel and Insider Threat Program Senior Official with 34+ years security expertise. Nine years with CIA's Directorate of Intelligence. Over 25 years supporting defense contractors with DCSA/NISP programs.
Joe and Dan's vast knowledge and experience is only part of what makes them unique. It's this combined with their provocative forward thinking and motivational enthusiasm that makes the total package.
Boarhog analyzes problems and identifies root causes with a unique mindset centered on maximizing positive operational impact.
Boarhog, a veteran, SDVOSB and HUBZone small business brings agility, responsiveness, and professionalism to every project.
Boarhog is always seeking talented professionals with U.S. Navy Information Warfare (IW), Combat Systems and Weapon Systems, cybersecurity, and Afloat Maritime Domain backgrounds. We offer competitive benefits, a veteran-friendly culture, and the opportunity to work on mission-critical programs that protect our warfighters. Positions available in San Diego, CA, Wallops Island, VA, and Moorestown, NJ.
We are always looking for talented professionals who want to make a difference in defense technology. Reach out to learn about opportunities or discuss how we can support your mission.
