There are events, but the Army doesn’t know what they are?!?
What I wanna know: Are there any other personnel in DC other than the NG?
If so, who are they, who’s paying, and to whom do they answer?
The NG in DC are federalized. General William Walker is in charge, at least at the on-site level.
The military is very compartmentalized. Walker takes orders; he knows what he has to do at the local level. He may know for what events, but he may not be saying so publicly, as he is trained to do.
There is intel the public is not privy to can be the only reason. It’s got to be really, really bad stuff that would terrify the public the the point to cause a full societal breakdown.