National security lawyer, Department of Justice whistleblower, and Salon contributing writer Jesselyn Radack (@JesselynRadack on X) has published a scathing critique of Department of Defense efforts to clamp down on unfavorable media coverage, including the use of polygraphs as a tool of intimidation, in an article titled “Pete Hegseth’s Polygraph Theater.” Excerpt: Secretary of Defense … Read more
The Pentagon is seeking funding for a new and improved polygraph that it alternatively calls “Polygraph+,” “Polygraph Next,” or “Next Gen Polygraph.” The five-year plan calls for spending $30,342,000. No end cost is stated, however, with the total cost simply described as “Continuing.” In 2003, the National Research Council published a landmark report on the … Read more
Jonathan Swan, Adam Entous, Maggie Habernman, and Eric Schmitt report for the New York Times in a 4 September 2026 article titled “In Major Leak Hunt, Pentagon Gives Polygraph Tests to Joint Staff Members.” Excerpt: U.S. government investigators have taken the extraordinary step of subjecting roughly 50 members of the U.S. military’s Joint Staff to … Read more
AntiPolygraph.org has received information that a whistleblower complaint has been filed with the General Services Administration (GSA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) alleging bid rigging and pay-to-play activities in polygraph service contracts for the U.S. Secret Service. It is alleged that in response to pressure from Secret Service Deputy Director Matthew C. Quinn to hire … Read more
Reddit is a popular social media website. It includes a community (or “subreddit”) “for U.S. Secret Service applicants” called r/usssapplicant which, at the time of writing, is moderated by three U.S. Secret Service special agents and a former Uniformed Division officer: Incidentally, r/usssapplicant is currently seeking additional moderators. The only stated requirement is that one … Read more
Lok Darjee reports for the Guardian in an article dated Saturday, 11 July 2026 and titled, “Six-hour polygraphs, forced reassignments: inside homeland security’s campaign of fear.” Excerpt: Multiple current and former DHS officials told the Guardian that they had witnessed or personally been subjected to polygraph examinations – not as part of routine security reviews, … Read more
Q COSTA RICA reports that the country’s Attorney General, Carlo Díaz, is unwilling to submit to polygraph screening conducted by a private company, as Costa Rica’s new president, Laura Fernández, is requiring of members of her “Fuerza Élite” (Elite Force). As previously reported by the Tico Times, polygraph screening of senior government officials is being … Read more
In May 2026, the newly inaugurated president of Costa Rica, Laura Fernández Delgado, ordered polygraph screening of senior officials as part of her anticorruption campaign. Her polygraph dragnet has now led to the removal of seven police directors from their posts, the Costa Rican Tico Times reports. Excerpt: Costa Rica’s government removed seven police directors … Read more
In a 10 June 2026 letter to President Trump, Democratic members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) criticized his decision to appoint Bill Pulte as Acting Director of Intelligence. They urged him to “rescind his appointment immediately,” admonishing (emphasis added): However, if you insist on moving forward with this appointment with all … Read more
On Sunday, 7 June 2026, on CNN’s State of the Union weekly program, Dana Bash interviewed U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Vice Chairman Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) about President Trump’s appointment of William J. “Bill” Pulte to serve as Acting Director of National Intelligence, replacing DNI Tulsi Gabbard, who announced in May that she … Read more