DaOne,

The FBI knows that polygraph screening is unreliable. They know that many honest applicants like yourself are being falsely accused of deception. But they don't care.

E-mailing your AC with the NAS report findings is not likely to help. I think it would be prudent to write a polite letter contesting the results and requesting a re-test. If you are granted a re-test, then you might consider adopting the "complete honesty" approach outlined in Chapter 4 of The Lie Behind the Lie Detector. (It seems likely that FBI polygraphers now expect that persons granted re-tests will have researched polygraphy.)

Also, it would be prudent to look into how best to protect your rights at this point. I suggest that you consult Mark Zaid, who is representing several plaintiffs who are suing the FBI and other federal agencies over their pre-employment polygraph practices. You'll find filings from these cases here:

http://antipolygraph.org/litigation.shtml#zaid

Mr. Zaid's phone number is (202) 223-9050.

Marty wrote on Oct 9^th, 2003 at 10:46pm:


Marty,

You've explained why, but the bottom line remains that the FBI doesn't care that is falsely (and permanently, in the form of an FBI HQ file) branding large numbers of truthful applicants as liars.

Because the Bureau doesn't care about this injustice, informing one's recruiter about the invalidity of polygraphy, as DaOne suggested, is not likely to help.