Fair Chance:

You're exactly right. The FBI's only formal so-called recourse is a second test that puts the applicant through some additional hell, but never clears their name(except in your case.) The FBI polygraph unit has the ultimate say over who is hired by the agency and even what professions some applicants will ever be allowed to practice. No wonder the agency's polygraphers are so arrogant--they know what they say goes, regardless of how badly the hiring official may want the applicant placed in a particluar position. What a screwed up way to hire people, not to mention the abusive manner in which some applicants are treated by their examiners. So unprofessional. The FBI's hiring process turned out to be the least professional I could have ever imagined in my life..and that is by a long shot.