{"id":2855,"date":"2001-01-26T15:00:19","date_gmt":"2001-01-26T20:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/?p=2855"},"modified":"2026-05-09T15:34:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T20:34:34","slug":"domenici-wants-review-committee-to-weigh-polygraph-benefits-to-doe-lab-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/2001\/01\/26\/domenici-wants-review-committee-to-weigh-polygraph-benefits-to-doe-lab-security\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Domenici Wants Review Committee to Weigh Polygraph Benefits to DOE Lab Security&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/sgp.fas.org\/othergov\/polygraph\/domenici_012601.html\">press release<\/a> occasioned by the commencement of the National Academy of Sciences&#8217; polygraph review, Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM) expresses his concerns about the Department of Energy&#8217;s use of polygraphs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;I hope the work of this committee, backed by the NAS, will give us an objective analysis of polygraphs, and help determine the necessity for widespread polygraph testing,&#8221; [Sen. 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