Even if polygraph tests are not accurate, the threat of a test can serve as a deterrent or as an interrogation tool to elicit ...

Some senior officials who took the test were asked whether they said anything negative about Director Kash Patel, in a highly ...

The FBI has intensified its use of polygraph tests under Director Kash Patel, moving beyond traditional security checks to ...

FBI Polygraph Policy at Issue in Spy Case. By ERIC LICHTBLAU and NICK ANDERSON . Feb. 22, 2001 12 AM PT . ... The FBI has given polygraph tests to all prospective employees since 1994, ...

FBI employees who failed polygraph tests to determine truthfulness still accessed classified ... The bureau adopted the policy of administering them after the 2001 arrest of former FBI agent ...

The FBI last week quietly expanded its use of the polygraph to cover systems administrators and all other employees with access to sensitive computer networks and databases, marking the first time ...

Polygraph exams are commonly called "lie-detector tests" but experts say that's not true. The FBI and other agencies are using polygraphs to find leakers. But do they work?

The FBI has quietly expanded its use of the polygraph to cover systems administrators and all other employees with access to sensitive computer networks and databases, marking the first time that ...

On Tuesday, the FBI confirmed to NPR that it has started using polygraph tests to track down employees who may have been leaking information to the press. When asked about the use of polygraph exams, ...

"The polygraph does not detect lies," said Thomas Mauriello, a former agent with the Department of Defense who has conducted about 1,200 polygraph tests. Edward Kitch / AP AP ...