@FriendsofUSAID continued to grow and soon began to nurture a network of other Instagram accounts anonymously run by federal workers or alumni. Since Trump’s return to power, similar accounts have proliferated across many platforms—a reprise from his first administration, when more than 100 “alt” or “rogue” agency accounts were documented on Twitter alone. As the government’s human resources agency, OPM stands for merit-based civil service over the kind of personal loyalty Trump favors. And it has a view into every other agency and every federal employee, making it a data-rich target, as a 2014 Chinese hack underscored. Last spring, Veronica was at a gathering of ex–federal workers when she recognized a former USAID mission director.