As the Office of Personnel Management oversaw the layoffs of thousands of federal workers and pressed others to justify their positions, the agency’s chief spokesperson repeatedly used her office for a side hustle: aspiring Instagram fashion influencer.

McLaurine Pinover, a spokesperson for the Office of Personnel Management, defended DOGE's mass firings as a way to boost government efficiency while using her work hours to film influencer content

A staffer in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) who repeatedly defended the DOGE purge of inefficient government workers ran a fashion influencer account from her government office — and posted videos during work hours,