VA's designation of 130+ occupations as ineligible for deferred resignation represents administrative implementation of workforce policy with limited constitutional impact. Capture score of 4 reflects potential personnel manipulation but within existing administrative authority. Rule_of_law score of 2 for procedural concerns about selective application. Mechanism modifier 1.25 for personnel_capture pathway. A-score 15.21 below threshold. B-score 23.44 driven by media-friendly framing (veterans+Trump), timing with broader workforce reduction narratives, and pattern-matching to government efficiency debates. However, this is fundamentally routine administrative categorization of critical positions - standard practice in any workforce restructuring. No clear constitutional mechanism, narrow population impact (VA employees only), and reversible through normal administrative processes. Delta -8.23 suggests modest hype exceeding substance, but both scores below thresholds for List classification. Noise indicators: administrative routine, low constitutional damage, narrow federal scope.