From April 2009 to September 2011 , Bernstein served first as the Local Affairs and then as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs for the United States Department of Homeland Security . In this role , he coordinated DHS ’s outreach to mayors and governors . During his tenure at DHS , Bernstein worked extensively on numerous responses to significant events and policy initiatives including the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill , the earthquake in Haiti , as well as the dissemination of intelligence information to state and local governments during periods of increased threat
BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Jarrod Bernstein