The Wisconson state assembly approved Assembly Bill 484, which “prohibits law enforcement officers and district attorneys from requiring, requesting, or suggesting that a person who alleges that he or she is the victim of a sexual assault submit to a lie detector test, regardless of whether the victim gives prior written and informed consent to … Read more
AntiPolygraph.org’s George Maschke comments in this Los Angeles Daily News op-ed piece. Excerpt: LOS Angeles has awarded a $615,000 noncompetitive contract to a company to give polygraph tests to Los Angeles Police Department recruits, paying double the going rate for lie-detector experts. Phyllis Lynes, assistant general manager for the Personnel Department’s Public Safety Bureau, has … Read more
The Los Angeles Daily News discusses the city’s recent polygraph contract in this editorial. Excerpt: City Hall’s budget woes get worse every day. This year’s projected deficit has nearly doubled in just a week. Maybe that’s because City Hall pays twice the going rate for its services and contracts. Take lie-detectors — and frankly it … Read more
Beth Barrett of the Los Angeles Daily News reports on the non-competitive contract recently awarded to US Investigation Services to provide polygraph support for the Los Angeles Police Department. Excerpt: Without seeking bids, Los Angeles hired an East Coast security firm — at double the going rate — to perform lie detector tests on LAPD … Read more
Arieh O’Sullivan reports for the Jerusalem Post in an article titled, “US Army strips Jewish Major of security clearance.” Excerpt: JERUSALEM (October 24) – The US Army has revoked the security clearance of a Jewish reserve officer, forcing him to give up command of an intelligence unit, The Jerusalem Post has learned. The officer, Maj. … Read more
Brooke A. Masters of the Washington Post reports in an article titled, “Man Named in Note in Hijacker’s Car Is Indicted.” Excerpt: An Alexandria security guard whose name and phone number were found in the car left behind by the hijackers who attacked the Pentagon was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on 12 … Read more
The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (USD (AT&L)) and Combating Terrorism Technology Support Office, Technical Support Working Group (TSWG) are soliciting proposals for a lie detection technology for screening travelers. The following is an excerpt from a TSWG Broad Agency Announcement dated 23 October 2001 (BAA#02-Q-4655): R-111 Ports of Entry Passenger … Read more
Brad Burke of the Peoria Journal reports. Excerpt: DUNLAP – Seven Dunlap High School football players on Sunday did not pass polygraph tests they hoped would salvage their seasons by proving they complied with the school’s athletic policy. Three other students – one boy’s soccer player and two football players, according to a source involved … Read more
Brad Burke of the Peoria Journal Star reports. Excerpt: DUNLAP – Several intangibles will play key roles in determining whether 10 Dunlap High School student-athletes pass school-mandated lie-detector tests planned for next week, a longtime polygrapher said Friday. Harry Reed, president of the Illinois Polygraph Society and a Chicago-based polygrapher for the Illinois State Police, … Read more
Brad Burke of the Peoria Journal Star reports on the controversy surrounding Dunlap, Illinois school superintendent William Collier’s demand that athletes accused of attending a party where alcoholic beverages were served submit to polygraphic interrogation. Excerpt: DUNLAP – The postseason fate of Dunlap High School’s football team will be decided on the field tonight, but … Read more