New terror threat warning system to come online as old color code fades to away. April 20, 2011— -- The color coded terror threat warning system is no more. It ...

"World News" wants to know what you think. Share your comments below. Nov. 24, 2010— -- The federal government is considering doing away with the color-coded ...

The Department of Homeland Security has proposed ending the color-coded terror alert system in favor of a different set of alerts that would be more descriptive ...

The system was widely panned from the outset. Democrats in particular criticized it in recent years, suggesting at times that the Bush administration was using the alert codes to swing public opinion ...