if you failed the poly for a federal law enforcement position, would that affect getting a job with another federal agency, if you werent going to work on the law enforcement side, ie a support position.

would they ask if you applied for a job with another agency and then check with them and discount you right away because of a failure in the polygraph. Im not sure how this works. Im asking because it seems the federal govt is one of the few places that is hiring people.

After speaking with the Applicant Coordinator for US Customs Service in Denver, I was sent the initial computerized application. The Coordinator didn't care that I failed a bogus polygraph, and said he thought it would have no impact on my career with Customs. While filling out the application, I noticed a problem. Section IV, Question #19 asks if I was "ever denied employment by any Federal law enforcement agency." It goes on to define denial of employment as "issued an offer of employment that was rescinded by the issuing agency due to failure of the medical examination, drug test, background investigation or polygraph examination."  For me, this question lumps me, an honest man falsely accused of espionage, in with the medical rejects, druggies, and criminals.