Computerworld

Beyond polygraph testing (the DOE goes over a cliff)

The National Academy of Sciences conducted an analysis of the Department of Energy’s security screening policy and published the report “The Polygraph and Lie Detection” (NAS Press) in 2003. The ...
Washington Examiner

FBI is the latest agency to deploy polygraph testing in leak investigations

Trump administration officials are threatening polygraph tests on staffers to cut down on leakers who paint an unfavorable image of the White House. “We can confirm the FBI has begun administering ...
Network World

Blurred lines: Reliability of polygraph examinations

In this series on the polygraph, I’m reviewing some of the applications and issues of interest to security personnel considering polygraphs as a tool for pre-employment screening and in ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Polygraph Testing Too Flawed for Security Screening

WASHINGTON – The federal government should not rely on polygraph examinations for screening prospective or current employees to identify spies or other national-security risks because the test ...