The Defense Department’s Technical Support Working Group made the following announcement on 1 June 2004:
June 1, 2004 – The Investigative Support and Forensics (IS&F) subgroup of TSWG began a DHS-funded task for the development of a polygraphy chair and associated software. Atlas will develop a standoff measurement system that can unobtrusively gather physiological and/or behavioral data in real-time and characterize the level of potential threat based on the recorded measures.
Atlas Researches, Ltd., Hod Hasharon, Israel, will receive $744,528 for the 16 month effort.