Department of Homeland Security

DHS Unveils New Terrorism Threat Alert System

by Claudia Morell
DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced a new terror advisory system at Grand Central Station Wednesday.  The system will no longer use color coded levels like orange and red, and instead will announce threats as either imminent or elevated. The elevated threat warns of a credible threat against the country, and imminent threat describes an impending threat against specific targets.