Major Burkhart served as the Deputy District Engineer for the Nashville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from July 6, 2015 to Nov. 5, 2017. As the Deputy District Engineer, he assisted in directing all the water resource activities of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers throughout the Cumberland River Basin, and navigation and regulatory matters in the Tennessee River Basin, an area of more than 59,000 square miles, with 49 field offices touching seven states and a work force of over 700 federal employees.