Mass suspension of 139 EPA employees scores moderately on capture (4) as personnel_capture mechanism directly affects agency function, with rule_of_law (2) for potential due process concerns and civil_rights (1) for employment impacts. Mechanism modifier 1.25 applied for direct personnel capture. Severity: durability 1.1 (suspensions may become permanent), reversibility 0.95 (can be reversed but creates disruption), precedent 1.05 (adds to pattern of agency workforce reductions). Final A=18.14. B-score: high media_friendliness (7) for concrete numbers, moderate outrage_bait (6) for 'mass firing' narrative, novelty (4) in scale. Layer 2 shows pattern_match (4) with broader workforce reduction trends. However, A<25 threshold and limited detail on actual constitutional mechanism (suspensions vs terminations, cause, due process) trigger noise classification. Without knowing if this is routine administrative action, disciplinary, or ideological purge, constitutional damage remains speculative.