Biography

Burkhalter was born in Roanoke, Alabama

Roanoke, Alabama

Roanoke is a city in Randolph County, Alabama, United States.Roanoke is served by a weekly newspaper, The Randolph Leader. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 6,563.-Geography:Roanoke is located at ....

. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy and graduated in 1951.

Burkhalter's primary Naval career was in submarines, but the last 10 years of his career focused on intelligence

Military intelligence

Military intelligence is a military discipline that exploits a number of information collection and analysis approaches to provide guidance and direction to commanders in support of their decisions....

. He served as Chief of Naval Intelligence, Defense Intelligence Agency

Defense Intelligence Agency

The Defense Intelligence Agency is a member of the Intelligence Community of the United States, and is the central producer and manager of military intelligence for the United States Department of Defense, employing over 16,500 U.S. military and civilian employees worldwide...

 and later as the DIA's Chief of Staff, and Director of the Intelligence Community Staff, Central Intelligence Agency

Central Intelligence Agency

The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...

. He also served as Director of Strategic Operations for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is by law the highest ranking military officer in the United States Armed Forces, and is the principal military adviser to the President of the United States, the National Security Council, the Homeland Security Council and the Secretary of Defense...

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Burkhalter is president of Burkhalter Associates, Inc., a consultancy firm. Burkhalter served on as a director on the board of SteelCloud, Inc. from 1997 to 2007. In July 2006, he became the Chairman of the Board of SteelCloud, Inc.

External links

• Navy Future
• http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/index.jsp?section=papers&code=98-P_08