▁of ▁Health ▁and ▁Human ▁Services ▁( D H HS ). ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁H HS ▁Secretary ▁Tommy ▁G . ▁Thompson ▁on ▁May ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁served ▁until ▁replaced ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁role , ▁Mr . ▁H auer ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁coordin ating ▁the ▁country ’ s ▁medical ▁and ▁public ▁health ▁prepared ness ▁and ▁response ▁to ▁emer gen cies , ▁including ▁acts ▁of ▁bi ological , ▁chemical ▁and ▁nuclear ▁terror ism . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁formerly ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City ' s ▁Office ▁of ▁Emer gency ▁Management ▁under ▁mayor ▁Rud y ▁Giul iani ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁he ▁was ▁previously ▁an ▁employee ▁of ▁K roll ▁Inc . ▁which ▁studied ▁bi ological ▁terror ism ▁attacks . ▁ ▁H auer ▁was ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Department ▁of ▁Emer gency ▁Management ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁during ▁the ▁g ubern atorial ▁administration ▁of ▁E van ▁Bay h . ▁ ▁H auer ▁joined ▁IBM ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁manage ▁programs ▁for ▁Haz ard ous ▁Material s ▁Response ▁and ▁Cris is ▁Management ▁and ▁Fire ▁Saf ety . ▁For ▁his ▁production ▁of ▁related ▁training ▁videos ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁International ▁Film ▁and ▁TV ▁Crit ics ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁Bron ze ▁award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s