Defense. Engineering. Innovation.
Boarhog LLC is a San Diego-based defense engineering consultancy founded in 2012. It delivers Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA), Mission Engineering, and Information Systems Security Engineering to U.S. Navy program offices and supporting warfare centers. Approximately 40 associates operate across six states from offices in San Diego, CA, Moorestown, NJ, and Wallops Island, VA.
CMMC 2.0 Level 2
Joseph Bulger IIIChairman and Managing Member
John QuintanaDirector of Operations
Joseph Bulger IVDirector of Modernization
Tonya CarrollFacility Security Officer
SETA services for U.S. Navy acquisition program offices and warfare centers supporting C4I and Information Warfare programs.
Requirements analysis, test and evaluation planning, and program-office engineering support.
Integrated logistics and technical support for systems-of-systems fielding.
Quality oversight and subcontractor coordination for naval task-order execution.
Support that connects naval operational requirements with candidate technologies and program constraints.
Support for DCGS-N, GCCS-M, and other Navy C4ISR mission systems.
Program support for F/A-18 strike planning, persistent maritime UAS, sonobuoys, and related mission domains.
Analysis of operational context, technical characteristics, and acquisition constraints.
Lifecycle cybersecurity engineering for Navy C4ISR and combat systems.
Risk Management Framework implementation, Authorization to Operate packages, and DIACAP-to-RMF transition support.
Security architecture design, vulnerability assessment, and NIST SP 800-53 control assessment.
CYBERSAFE certification support and agile cybersecurity engineering for Navy programs.
Worldwide installation and checkout of Information Warfare technologies for afloat Navy platforms.
Installation packages for CANES, SubLAN, SSEE, CBSP, DMR, and related systems.
Connector fabrication, terminations, calibrations, and power-panel installation.
System checkout and verification under operating conditions aboard surface combatants and submarines.
Rapid technology assessment for mission-specific applications using LaaS+ and Boarhog Logic.
Ninety-day test cycles and evaluation environments for candidate technologies.
Hack-a-thons, SecDevOps environments, SDKs, and pipeline evaluation for RMF and CYBERSAFE systems.
Quantitative scoring across mission requirements, operational constraints, acquisition feasibility, and environment fidelity.
Messaging strategy and acquisition navigation for companies seeking or re-entering federal contracting. Engagements cover customer engagement in complex acquisition landscapes, avoidance of procurement hot buttons, and positioning within the defense industrial base.
Engineering and technical evaluation for ship self-defense, gun-computing, and electronic warfare systems.
Interoperability testing for SSDS, Mark 160, SLQ-32, and SEWIP systems.
Support for RDT&E enclaves, tactical network test bays, and NSWC Dahlgren distributed test facilities.
Fleet system-operability and strike-group system-of-systems tests for tactical data links.
System Operability Verification Tests and multi-ship Strike Group System-of-Systems Operability Tests.
End-to-end validation of Link 16 LOS, STJ, and JREAP C operations with fleet users.
Data Link Test Tool and gateway-system production for tactical data-link interoperability testing.
Development of virtual tactical data-link environments using real and emulated combat systems.
Gateway and Mini Rack systems for NAVWAR integration facilities and combined test beds.
Support for Joint Interoperability Testing, C4I data links, surveillance and C2 systems, and NATO-force test environments.
Defense · Federal · Intelligence & National Security
San Diego, CA · Defense · Client: U.S. Navy
Installation and checkout of CANES and associated communications systems aboard USS PINCKNEY (DDG-91) at General Dynamics NASSCO. Work included connector fabrication, power panel installation, cable plant surveys, and system acceptance testing.
Defense · 2017 · Client: NAVWAR
Development and deployment of an automated System-of-Systems configuration compliance tool tested at Trident Warrior 2017 and subsequently adopted by NAVWAR. Automates operability scoring, configuration drift detection, and compliance reporting across combat system baselines, reducing manual assessment labor by more than 80 percent.
Defense · Client: U.S. Navy
System development engineering services for the Navy's Spectral program, enhancing Ship Signals Exploitation System (SSES) capabilities. Single-award IDIQ contract with a $1.2 billion ceiling spanning seven years.
Defense · Client: U.S. Navy
Deployment and integration of the Computer Network Defense Virtual Training Environment across six Navy schoolhouses worldwide, enabling distributed cybersecurity training at scale for fleet personnel.