Hauer was the director of the Indiana Department of Emergency Management from 1989 to 1993 during the gubernatorial administration of
Evan Bayh. Hauer joined
IBM in 1993 to manage programs for
Hazardous Materials Response and
Crisis Management and Fire Safety. For his production of related training videos he received the
International Film and TV Critics of New York Bronze award in 1996. In the early 1990s he received a master's degree in emergency medical services from the
Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health (now known as the
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health) and later became a member of the Johns Hopkins Working Group on Civilian Bio Defense. He wrote several articles on possible bio terrorist attacks. Hauer was the first director of Mayor Giuliani's
Office of Emergency Management when Giuliani shifted responsibility for the city's emergency preparedness from the police department to the new agency. In his OEM role, Giuliani made the decision to open a crisis center at
7 World Trade Center. The center was destroyed when the 47-story tower collapsed at about 5:25 p.m. on 9-11. He left the role in 2000. Hauer was the acting assistant secretary for the
Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness (OPHP) within the US Department of Health and Human Services (
DHHS) from 2002 to 2004. He was appointed by HHS Secretary
Tommy Thompson on May 5, 2002, and served until replaced on April 28, 2004. In this role, Hauer was responsible for coordinating the country’s medical and public health preparedness and response to emergencies, including acts of biological, chemical and nuclear terrorism. == Death==