The National Counter-Terrorism Center (NCTC) was created based on the recommendation by the 9/11 Commission, in the wake of the terrorist attacks in September 2001, in an effort to eliminate duplication and create a more effective way to organize and evaluate terrorism-related intelligence. According to the Commission, the NCTC should be the center for joint operational planning and joint intelligence. You are an FBI intelligence analyst assigned to the NCTC and have just received information from the FBI’s New York field office that a suspected terrorist will be traveling from New York City to Lahore, Pakistan sometime next week. The New York field office has also informed you that this individual may be meeting with other suspected terrorists in Pakistan to attend a terrorist training camp in the Northwest region of the country. The FBI received this information from a human intelligence (HUMINT) source with direct access to the reported information. Assignment GuidelinesFor this assignment, you must write a paper discussing how the NCTC will utilize the information received from the FBI to resolve this threat.Address the following in 1,000–1,250 words:How does the NCTC function within the USIC? Explain.How will the NCTC integrate this threat report into the USIC and draw on intelligence resources?What is the process by which the NCTC would plan and coordinate joint intelligence operations to effectively combat terrorism? Explain.Which law enforcement and intelligence partner organizations would NCTC plan and coordinate with to resolve this threat?What is the NCTC's role in leading strategic analysis, pooling all sources of intelligence, and developing assessments and warnings? Explain.How will the NCTC utilize this information to provide warning and prevent future threats to U.S. national security?Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

Burton, O., & Pope, D. (2012). Winds of change at Measurement Equipment Supply Co., Inc. Journal of Case Studies, 30(1), 51-57. Retrieved from EBSCO—Business Source Complete. Then, in a well-written 5- to 6-page paper, respond to the following: What do you believe are the most important 3-4 threats confronting the Measurement Equipment Co. Inc. (MESCO)? Hint: As you read the case, take note as to how events that have emerged in the company’s external environment, for example, increased regulation, economic, social, and technological—have created the need for the company to consider undergoing major changes. In the Background section of this module, we reviewed the role of: Culture Commitment Capacity Capability in determining the extent to which companies are prepared to successfully undertake major organizational changes. Your task is to rank each of these four factors from the highest (#1) to the lowest (#4) company need as they relate to MESCO’s readiness to change. Next, defend each of your rankings (for example, if you ranked “Commitment” as #1, explain specifically why you believe Commitment is the factor that the company has the greatest need to address; what circumstances or threats faced by the company cause you to rank this factor as being the most important need?). Using the factors you ranked as #3 and #4, provide 2 or 3 recommendations for each concerning what you believe the company should do in order to sufficiently prepare the company to undergo a major organizational change. For example, assuming you have ranked the company’s “Capability” as #4 (the lowest of the four factors—and as the greatest need), what do you recommend Bill Smith should do to improve “Capability” before MESCO can successfully move forward with the company’s major organizational changes? Please find 2additional sourcesI have attached the refences listed in the promopt. This must be written in APA format. I need an "A" on this assignement. Tip will be awarding accordinly.

Module 3: Critical Thinking Critical Thinking Assignment (130 Points)RequiredChapters 4, 5, 6, & 7 in Project Management Toolbox, focusing on those sections that correspond with topics discussed in this interactive lecturePart 2, Section 3 in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), 6th edition RecommendedFister Gale, S. (2016). Making the case: business-case templates give project teams the direction they need to deliver the right project, right on time. PM Network, 30(6), 62–71. Retrieved from https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/making-case-business-templates-planning-10113 Orlando, D. (2013). Scope and stakeholder management: pain points, perils, and prosperity. Paper presented at PMI® Global Congress 2013—North America, New Orleans, LA. Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute. Retrieved from https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/stakeholder-management-pain-points-perils-prosperity-5955 Van Gemert, D. (2013). Systems engineering the project. Paper presented at PMI® Global Congress 2013—North America, New Orleans, LA. Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute. Retrieved from https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/systems-engineering-project-5857Important! Read FirstChoose one of the following two assignments to complete this week. Do not do both assignments. Identify your assignment choice in the title of your submission.Option #1: Gantt and AON Diagram (Figure 6.4 in Project Management Toolbox) Network diagramming is a logical, sequential process that requires you to consider the order in which activities should occur to schedule projects as efficiently as possible. Remember that all projects have predecessors, or activities, that must/should occur before the next step within a project plan can take place.Using a project scheduling application, complete the following:Construct a linked bar-chart and an AON diagram for the schedule shown in Figure 6.4 of the textbook. Your schedule must include activity relationships, too. Please note that a Gantt chart that shows activity relationships is called a linked bar-chart.Then, insert your network diagrams as appendices in a one- to two-page paper, in the main body of which you identify the steps you took in creating the linked bar-chart and AON diagram.Document your lessons learned.In your narrative, also explain why the project calendar may impact the project end date.Instruction for Use of Project Scheduling ApplicationsTo complete this assignment, feel free to use any project scheduling software to which you have access. The Program does not mandate the use of a particular software application; therefore, you can use any application that has proper functionalities, including Microsoft Office products such as Excel. Here are some project scheduling software options:1- Microsoft Project (Links to an external site.): If you choose this option, you need to purchase the application. Trial versions may be available for a limited time (less than 30 days) or might be not available at all. Lynda.com (Links to an external site.) includes many educational videos on Microsoft Project.2- Primavera P6 (Links to an external site.): A trial or educational versions might be available. Please note, however, that the process of installing P6 is time consuming.3- You also have the option to use ProjectLibre (Links to an external site.)as an open-source project scheduling application (preferred) or any of the open-source applications recommended at the following link: Top Five Desk Top Open Source Project Management Tools. (Links to an external site.)4- To draw a precedence diagram only, you can use https://www.draw.io/ (Links to an external site.) (look for PERT under the Business category of charts)Irrespective of the computer program you choose, instead of submitting the native files, you need to insert a snapshot of your work into your submission or convert what you’ve developed using the computer program to a PDF file, and incorporate that as an appendix to your submission.Additional InstructionsBe sure to organize your writing properly and include the following:Cover pageIntroductionBody of your work with headings and subheadingsAnalysis and recommendationsConclusionList of references.Consult the Sample Paper template (Links to an external site.) for more information on how to organize the paper.Support your assignment with a minimum of three scholarly references. The CSU-Global library is a good place to locate these sources. The written section should follow the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA (Links to an external site.)Option #2: Gantt and AON Diagram (Figure 6.1 in Project Management Toolbox) Network diagramming is a logical, sequential process that requires you to consider the order in which activities should occur to schedule projects as efficiently as possible. Remember that all projects have predecessors, or activities, that must/should occur before the next step within a project plan can take place.Using a project scheduling application, complete the following:Construct a linked bar-chart and an AON diagram for the schedule shown in Figure 6.1 of the textbook. Your schedule must include activity relationships, too. Please note that a Gantt chart that shows activity relationships is called a linked bar-chart.Then, insert your network diagrams as appendices in a one- to two-page paper, in the main body of which you identify the steps you took in creating the linked bar-chart and AON diagram.Document your lessons learned.In your narrative, also explain why the project calendar may impact the project end date.Instruction for Use of Project Scheduling ApplicationsTo complete this assignment, feel free to use any project scheduling software to which you have access. The Program does not mandate the use of a particular software application; therefore, you can use any application that has proper functionalities, including Microsoft Office products such as Excel. Here are some project scheduling software options:1- Microsoft Project (Links to an external site.): If you choose this option, you need to purchase the application. Trial versions may be available for a limited time (less than 30 days) or might be not available at all. Lynda.com (Links to an external site.) includes many educational videos on Microsoft Project.2- Primavera P6 (Links to an external site.): A trial or educational versions might be available. Please note, however, that the process of installing P6 is time consuming.3- You also have the option to use ProjectLibre (Links to an external site.)as an open-source project scheduling application (preferred) or any of the open-source applications recommended at the following link: Top Five Desk Top Open Source Project Management Tools. (Links to an external site.)4- To draw a precedence diagram only, you can use https://www.draw.io/ (Links to an external site.) (look for PERT under the Business category of charts)Irrespective of the computer program you choose, instead of submitting the native files, you need to insert a snapshot of your work into your submission or convert what you’ve developed using the computer program to a PDF file, and incorporate that as an appendix to your submission.Additional InstructionsBe sure to organize your writing properly and include the following:Cover pageIntroductionBody of your work with headings and subheadingsAnalysis and recommendationsConclusionList of references.Consult the Sample Paper template (Links to an external site.) for more information on how to organize the paper.Support your assignment with a minimum of three scholarly references. The CSU-Global library is a good place to locate these sources. The written section should follow the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA (Links to an external site.).