evidence: The Deputy Administrator assists the Administrator in providing executive leadership of FEMA and ensures all programs and activities are effectively coordinated in preparing for, protecting against, responding to, recovering from and mitigating against the risk of a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disasters. [...] Deputy Administrator Hooks also serves as the Key Intelligence Official for FEMA, responsible for Homeland Security Information and National Intelligence. [...] Prior to his service as the Deputy Administrator of FEMA, Hooks was appointed by the Governor of North Carolina as the Secretary of Public Safety and the State’s Homeland Security Advisor in January 2017. Secretary Hooks was the sole representative on the governor's cabinet for the state's law enforcement, emergency management, homeland security, and corrections responsibilities. Secretary Hooks retired from state service on August 1, 2021.