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1. Bureaucratic Inflexibility Sanctions

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   $$\Lambda = \frac{\text{Total Number of Active Regulatory Filings} \times \text{Average Time Spent on Non-Core Activities}}{\text{Initial Statutory Mandate Scope (Normalized)}} \times \text{Factor of Ambient Noise}$$
   The Factor of Ambient Noise ($N_a$) is a measure of internal discursive pollution, quantified as the average number of times the body’s primary objective is referenced in secondary, unrelated internal memoranda within a single fiscal quarter. A high $\Lambda$ value indicates significant scope creep and a tendency towar…