The Bush administration has renewed its call for U.S. law enforcement agencies to remain vigilant for unspecified threats, extending the current high alert status for three months and covering the Winter Olympic Games in Utah. "The FBI issued a general alert to local law enforcement agencies extending their previous alerts," Homeland Security Office spokesman Gordon Johndroe said.

"It urges local law enforcement to continue at high alert and to notify the FBI of anything suspicious or usual."
Johndroe said the extension until March 11 was not prompted by a particular threat, but was based on "a continued high level of generalized threat information."
Extending the alert through March 11 will keep law enforcement agencies on a high state of vigilance through the Winter Olympic Games, which run from Feb. 8 to 24. Ridge was scheduled to visit host city Salt Lake City, Utah next Thursday for a briefing on Olympic security plans, Johndroe said. Bureau Report