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...I was wondering does the CIA (like the FBI) distribute polygraph results to other gov., local, and state agencies?
A 1997 CIA statement regarding the Privacy Act is available on-line at:
http://jya.com/cia-pa-files.htm This statement opens with the following description of Privacy Act records maintained by the CIA:
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The following routine uses apply to, and are incorporated by reference
into, each system of records maintained by the CIA:
1. In the event that a system of records maintained by the Central
Intelligence Agency to carry out its functions indicates, or relates
to, a violation or potential violation of law, whether civil, criminal
or regulatory in nature, and whether arising by general statute or
particular program pursuant thereto, the relevant records in the
system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to the
appropriate agency whether federal, state, local or foreign, charged
with the responsibility of investigating or prosecuting such
violation, or charged with the responsibility to take appropriate
administrative action, or charged with enforcing or implementing the
statute, or rule, regulation or order issued pursuant thereto.
2. A record from this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine
use, to a federal, state or local agency maintaining civil, criminal
or other relevant enforcement information or other pertinent
information, such as current licenses, if necessary to obtain
information relevant to a Central Intelligence Agency decision
concerning the hiring or retention of an employee, the issuance of a
security clearance or special access, or the performance of the
Agency's acquisition functions.
3. A record from this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine
use, to a federal, state, or local agency, or other appropriate
entities, or individuals, in connection with the hiring or retention
of an employee, the issuance of a security clearance or special
access, the reporting or an investigation of an employee, the letting
of a contract, or the issuance of a license, grant or other benefit,
to the extent that the information is relevant and necessary to the
entity's decision on the matter.
4. A record from this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine
use, in the course of presenting evidence to a court, magistrate or
administrative tribunal, including disclosures to opposing parties or
their counsel or other representatives in the course of settlement
negotiations, and disclosures made pursuant to statutes or regulations
governing the conduct of such proceedings.
5. A record from this system of records may be disclosed to the Office
of Management and Budget in connection with the review of private
relief legislation, as set forth in OMB Circular No. A-19, at any
stage of the legislative coordination and clearance process as set
forth in the Circular.
6. A record from a system of records may be disclosed, as a routine
use, to NARA (GSA) in records management inspections conducted under
the authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906.
7. A record from this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine
use, to a federal, state, or local agency, other appropriate entities
or individuals, or, through established liaison channels, to selected
foreign governments, provided such disclosure is compatible with the
purpose for which the purpose for which the record was collected and
is undertaken to enable the Central Intelligence Agency to carry out
its responsibilities under the National Security Act of 1947, as
amended, the CIA Act of 1949, as amended, Executive Order 12333 or any
successor order, national security directives applicable to the Agency
and classified implementing procedures approved by the Attorney
General promulgated pursuant to such Orders and directives, as well as
statutes, Executive orders and directives of general applicability.
This routine use is not intended to supplant the other routine uses
published by the Central Intelligence Agency.
Section 23 deals specifically with CIA polygraph records:
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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System name: Polygraph Files.
System location:
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, DC 20505.
Categories of individuals covered by the system: Applicants for
employment, employees, and certain individuals considered for
assignment to the Agency.
Categories of records in the system: Polygraph report, charts, and
notes.
Authority for maintenance of the system: National Security Act of 1947,
as amended--Pub. L. 80-253.
Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949, as amended--Pub. L. 81-110.
Executive Order 10450.
Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories
of users and the purposes of such uses: Used by the Office of
Security to make determinations of security eligibility for
employment pursuant to Executive Order l0450.
Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining,
and disposing of records in the system:
Storage: Paper and tape cassettes.
Retrievability: By name.
Safeguards: Files are maintained in a vault; access is permitted only
while in the custody of polygraph staff members.
Retention and disposal: Indefinite. Records are destroyed by burning
when they become inactive.
System manager(s) and address:
Director, Office of Security
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, DC 20505.
Notification procedure: Individuals seeking to learn if this system of
records contains information about them should direct their
inquiries to:
Information and Privacy Coordinator
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, DC 20505.
Identification requirements are specified in the CIA rules published
in the Federal Register (32 CFR 1901.13). Individuals must comply with
these rules.
Record access procedures: Request from individuals should be addressed
as indicated in the Notification section above.
Contesting record procedures: The Central Intelligence Agency's
regulations for access to individual records, for disputing the
contents thereof, and for appealing an initial determination by CIA
concerning access to or correction of records, are promulgated in
the CIA rules section of the Federal Register.
Record source categories: The source of all information obtained is from
the polygraph interviews.
Systems exempted from certain provisions of the act: Pursuant to
authority granted in section (j) of the Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(j)), the
Director of Central Intelligence has determined to exempt polygraph
records from all sections of the Act except 552a (b), (c)(1) and
(2), (e)(1), (e)(4) (A) through (F), (e)(5), (6), (7), (9), (10),
and (11), and (i). These records are exempted to prevent access,
accountability, and judicial review of records which intimately
reveal an Agency security method.