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The Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection started their pre employment polygraph about two years ago. I would interested to see their numbers and how they compare to the FBI.
Posted by: T.M. Cullen Posted on: Nov 11th, 2009 at 1:34am
In a September 15, 2009 written response to questions posed to the Director of the FBI following his March 25, 2009 appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee the following information was provided regarding FBI applicant clearance processing for fiscal year 2009 to date: SPECIAL AGENT APPLICANTS PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT APPLICANTS # Cases Received: 1,144 # Cases Received: 3,550 # Cases Discontinued: 838 # Cases Discontinued: 1,898 # Applicants Hired: 493 # Applicants Hired: 753 Average Processing Time: 63* Average Processing Time: 71*
Reasons for Discontinuing Applications Reasons for Discontinuing Applications Administrative/Medical/Fitness: 159 Administrative/Medical/Fitness: 173 Polygraph: 339 Polygraph: 825 Illegal Drugs (use/sale): 19 Illegal Drugs (use/sale): 121 Not Interested/Not Available: 237 Not Interested/Not Available: 483 Suitability/Security Issues: 75 Suitability/Security Issues: 287
* Average processing time in days for fastest 90% of applicants.