Number: RL32897
Title: Post-9/11 National Threat Notification Efforts: Issues, Actions, and Options for Congress
Authors: John Rollins and L.J. Cunningham, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: This report reviews past warnings and changes in the alert level, organizations that have made public statements regarding threats to the Nation, and examples of how this lack of unity might lead to confusion and misinterpretations of the threat level. Options for Congress are provided regarding delineation of roles and responsibilities and which government entity should be held accountable for warning the Nation of threats to the homeland .
Pages: 13
Date: April 29, 2005