Quote:Did I fail the 2nd polygraph?
It is standard operating procedure for polygraphers to accuse the examinee of deception and/or withholding information and to interrogate when the charts are scored as "deception indicated." So it sure sounds like you failed.
Quote:Can the polygrapher add his two cents into a recommendation failing me?
Yes. He can include his own characterizations of the polygraph examination in his report. Because the FBI has a deliberate policy of
not audio- or video-recording polygraph examinations, the polygrapher can be confident that any examinee who challenges his account of what was said in the polygraph suite will be unable to prove his case.
Quote:Would they go through the trouble of three years of testing, after I had already passed one of their polygraphs to fail me because of a seemingly troubled new polygrapher gives me two inconclusive results?
You bet. The FBI has made passing a polygraph an absolute requirement for employment.
Quote:Why would they not take the step to try it with another polygrapher, as they had already spend so much time, energy and money to get me to this spot at the end?
It's not their money. And those in charge at the FBI and other federal agencies simply don't care about the injustice they have dealt you (
and many others).
Quote:Can anyone answer any of my questions? Offer any advice? How many qualified people that should be protecting all of us from unseen threats are denied the opportunity because of an idiot sitting in front of a box who probably has not been in combat in a foreign land on behalf of their country or on the street in the city arresting violent offenders?
The FBI has a pre-employment polygraph failure rate
on the order of 50%. Given that polygraphy has
no scientific basis, it's clear that many qualified, honest applicants are being falsely branded as liars and wrongly blacklisted (for life) from FBI employment. As I've stated earlier, I think that the FBI's pre-employment polygraph is
a risk not worth taking.
You'll want to write a polite but firm letter to the FBI contesting your polygrapher's false accusation of deception. This letter should be added to your permanent FBI file and will document the fact that you do not tacitly concur with the accusation of deception.
You'll also want to
file a Privacy Act request for your entire FBI file, including (but not limited to) all documentation associated with your polygraph examination. It is not unheard of for polygraphers to exaggerate or even fabricate admissions. Because they are rated on the basis of admissions obtained after "deception indicated" charts, they have an incentive to overstate an examinee's admissions, and with the FBI's no-recording policy, they face little risk in doing so.