Original reporting and commentary about polygraphs, voice stress analyzers, and other purported "lie detectors."
Kansas City Star correspondent Kevin Murphy reports. Excerpt: WASHINGTON – All but a few of 700 FBI agents and employees passed lie detector tests as part of an internal security overhaul at the bureau, Director Robert Mueller said Wednesday. Mueller outlined for reporters the FBI’s broad plan for preventing security lapses, such as those that …
Los Angeles Times staff writers Eric Lichtblau and Richard A Serrano report. Excerpt: WASHINGTON — FBI officials said Wednesday that thousands of employees may be subjected to polygraph tests in an effort to plug holes in security–holes so glaring that even convicted spy Robert Philip Hanssen now says he should have been caught years earlier. …
New York Times correspondent David Johnson reports. Excerpt: WASHINGTON, April 3 – About seven F.B.I. employees with access to highly classified information have been unable to pass polygraph examinations administered as part of the bureau’s stepped-up security program after the arrest last year of a senior agent as a Russian spy, F.B.I. officials said today. …
Reuters correspondent James Vicini reports. Excerpt: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As many as seven FBI employees with access to highly classified information face more investigation after taking polygraph tests given to tighten security following the discovery of a Russian spy within the FBI, officials said on Wednesday. “We have identified up to 700 persons who were …
Associated Press writer Ted Bridis reports. Excerpt: WASHINGTON – FBI Director Robert Mueller on Wednesday promised broader use of lie detectors and a closer check of employee financial records to help deter or catch spies within America’s elite law enforcement agency. Mueller acknowledged delicate issues of privacy and trust. But he said FBI employees must …
At the first day of his confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, FBI Director designate Robert S. Mueller III voiced his support for continued polygraph screening of senior FBI officials: Sen. Hatch: …We understand that the FBI is now requiring polygraphs for managers handling national security matters. Are you willing to …