Desert News Article
"Many questions await Ridge's successor, including:
Whether to change the five-color alert system designed to help guide government response to terrorist threats.
Critics contend that the system is too vague and geographically broad to be of much help to law enforcement or the public. A high "orange" alert last year, accompanied by a government recommendation that people buy duct tape for their windows, drew particular ridicule from comedians and cartoonists.
Many of the nation's 429 commercial airports are considering a return to private security screeners because of management problems with the department's Transportation Security Administration. The TSA also had to scrap an ambitious passenger identification system because of privacy concerns and is working on a more modest replacement."