The most important responsability that the United States
Federal Government holds is the safety of its citizens.
Since the tragic events of Spetember 11th, we can no longer be content with controlling wars in distant lands. We are now perpetually under military threat, from within our own borders, from enemy agents lurking in the shadows.
To help various investigative and law enforcement agencies maintain the necessary level of vigilance in the face of this faceless danger, the Department of Justice has developed a set of "Threat Levels" to clarify the current situation to the best of our intelligence community's knowledge.
This web site exists to give both government workers, law enforcement and intelligence agents, military operatives, as well as normal Patriotic American Citizens, an introduction to the new Threat Level sysyem.