He also held several governmental positions related to emergency management in the states of New York and Indiana.

Hauer served as New York State's Commissioner of Homeland Security and Emergency Services from October 2011 until December 2014.

[4] On September 11, 2001, Jerome Hauer was a national security advisor with the Department of Health and Human Services, and a managing director with Kroll Associates.

Hauer was the director of the Indiana Department of Emergency Management from 1989 to 1993 during the gubernatorial administration of Evan Bayh.

For his production of related training videos he received the International Film and TV Critics of New York Bronze award in 1996.