From Nextgov.com: New terror alert system aims for wide exposure via Web

Homeland Security replaces color-coded categories with simpler tiers that might include threat locations.

The Homeland Security Department's new terrorist threat alert system, scheduled to come online April 26, is aimed at simplifying the concept as well as expanding the places where people can find the alerts, including social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook.

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