Offering buyouts to entire CIA workforce represents significant institutional capture mechanism (5/5) with strong separation of powers implications (4/5) as executive attempts to reshape independent intelligence apparatus. Rule of law concerns (3/5) around politicization of intelligence community. Mechanism modifier 1.3 for personnel_capture targeting critical national security institution. Severity: durability 1.1 (institutional knowledge loss), reversibility 0.9 (can rehire but expertise lost), precedent 1.2 (normalizes political control of intelligence). Federal scope 1.15x. Base 28.6 → Final A=44.7. High media attention (9/5) and outrage potential (8/5) drive B-score Layer1=16.5. Layer2 strategic indicators strong: timing with broader government reduction narrative (8/5), pattern matches authoritarian playbook (8/5), mismatch between stated efficiency and intelligence community targeting (7/5). Intentionality 9/15 for coordinated rollout. Final B=27.2. Delta=+17.5 favors List A, but both scores exceed 25 threshold making this Mixed classification - genuine constitutional concern amplified by strategic presentation.