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Homeland Security

DHS To Establish New Terror Reporting System

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, December 7th, 2015

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DHS To Establish New Terror Reporting System

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson. Photo: DHS

With the global terror threat evolving to include attacks by inspired terrorists without warning, the Department of Homeland Security shortly plans to establish a new terror alert system more suited to diverse threat, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said on Monday.The current National Threat Advisory System (NTAS), which was stood up in 2011 and replaced the original color-coded warning system established in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, has never been used. One of the criticisms of the old color-coded…

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