It was April 2017. The nation was gripped by the shocking news that Simon Hall, the notorious terrorist, had leaped to his death off the Peace Bridge in Buffalo, New York. Moreover, the fact that the body had yet to be recovered raised doubts among many. Had Simon cleverly eluded his captors once again? But for the newly-elected president, there were greater threats looming. President Randall Post had inherited a rapidly sinking economy that brought chaos of gargantuan proportions. And with the push for global governance threatening America's sovereignty, the country was in dire need of solutions. Borrowing a page from the Manhattan Project, the president's chosen course was to assemble some of the country's best minds to offer solutions. The timetable had been set. To deliver on the immediacy of his stated goals, the President expected an overall strategy in only sixty-five days-a challenge of overwhelming dimensions.