{"id":723,"date":"2012-08-14T08:01:50","date_gmt":"2012-08-14T13:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/?p=723"},"modified":"2026-05-12T10:55:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T15:55:01","slug":"nro-threatens-polygraph-examiners-who-raise-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/2012\/08\/14\/nro-threatens-polygraph-examiners-who-raise-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"NRO Threatens Polygraph Examiners Who Raise Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a new article<\/a> about malfeasance at the National Reconnaissance Office, McClatchy correspondent Marisa Taylor reports on the NRO’s reaction to her recent reporting<\/a> based on interviews with whistleblowers from the intelligence agency’s polygraph unit. Excerpt:<\/p>\n

After McClatchy published stories raising questions about the National Reconnaissance Office\u2019s polygraph program in July based on whistleblower allegations, top agency officials told polygraphers in a meeting that the accusations McClatchy detailed were unfounded and based on incidents that were taken out of context, said one person familiar with the meeting. One official vowed to \u201ctake action\u201d against polygraphers named and unnamed who\u2019d cooperated with the reporter, said the source, who asked not to be named. The statement was taken as a threat that polygraphers who raise similar concerns about the agency\u2019s practices \u2013 even to the inspector general \u2013 would be punished or criminally prosecuted as leakers. At the same meeting, polygraphers then were asked whether they had any problems with the way the program was being run. \u201cYou could hear crickets,\u201d the source told McClatchy.<\/p>\n

The inspector general recently agreed to investigate the National Reconnaissance Office\u2019s polygraph program, but \u201cpeople are going to be reluctant to talk with NRO\u2019s inspector general now,\u201d said the source, who was afraid to be identified for fear of being seen as cooperating with the media. Among some employees, the agency\u2019s inspector general office is perceived as overly aligned with the CIA and out to protect the CIA\u2019s interests rather than root out government misconduct. In an unusual relationship, the CIA shares responsibility with the Defense Department in overseeing the National Reconnaissance Office, which is staffed by CIA and Air Force employees.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In addition, McClatchy has published a letter<\/a> dated August 13, 2012 from Senator Chuck Grassley to NRO Inspector General Lanie D’Allesandro asking that her investigation address allegations of polygraph violations, allegations of unreported criminal conduct, and retaliation for whistleblowing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a new article about malfeasance at the National Reconnaissance Office, McClatchy correspondent Marisa Taylor reports on the NRO’s reaction to her recent reporting based on interviews with whistleblowers from the intelligence agency’s polygraph unit. Excerpt: After McClatchy published stories raising questions about the National Reconnaissance Office\u2019s polygraph program in July based on whistleblower allegations, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[148,149],"class_list":{"0":"post-723","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-polygraph","7":"tag-national-reconnaissance-office","8":"tag-nro","9":"anons"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=723"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/723\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5945,"href":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/723\/revisions\/5945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}