Monitor whether this represents a one-off vetting failure or signals systematic changes to Pentagon security clearance and background check standards for political appointees and contractors.
This event scores high on institutional capture (hiring someone who attacked the institution) and sets dangerous precedent for normalizing Jan 6 participation, but affects narrow scope (one hire) and is reversible through termination. The B-score dominates because the story generates massive outrage (Jan 6 participant at Pentagon!) with high media-friendliness but relatively low governance substance—one personnel decision that could be reversed, not a systematic policy change affecting vetting standards broadly.