Texas A&M sophomore Melissa Fried comments on polygraphy in this opinion article. Excerpt:
The U.S. Defense and Intelligence communities have taken a beating during the past few months due to their inconstant state of efficiency – sometimes they know what they are doing, sometimes they do not. Regardless of the criticism, the American public still trusts these agencies to protect and guard this nation from outside threats. Until recently, many assumed that Defense and Intelligence had impenetrable borders, meaning that it would be impossible for someone to breach their rock solid security and gain access to The United States’ secrets from the inside.
The primary security-screening tool for many agencies within U.S. Defense and Intelligence is nothing more than a worthless piece of metal, and if there was ever an appropriate time to be paranoid about national security, it is now.