At the FBI, for example, about 25 percent of applicants fail a polygraph exam each year, according to the bureau's security director. The polygraph has emerged as a pivotal tool in the CIA's ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is using polygraph tests to figure out who could be leaking information to news outlets, with some agency officials contending the disclosed information has ...

The polygraph examination is a key component of the security clearance process for individuals seeking access to classified information in sensitive government positions, usually within the ...

It seemed like a routine polygraph screening. Mark Mallah and his colleagues, members of an FBI counterintelligence unit in New York, were hooked up to lie detector machines and quizzed about drug use ...

A solitary bead of sweat meanders down Premier League referee Tony Harrington’s forehead. He cautiously breathes in, holds, then quietly exhales in silence, nervously awaiting the question. “Tony… ...

The Department of Homeland Security is responding to reports that Secretary Kristi Noem allegedly warned employees that polygraph tests will be used to combat potential leaks from agency officials ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The polygraph, historian Ken Adler wrote, has long been treated as ...

Roy Moore “likely failed” a December 2017 polygraph he took in an effort to clear his name from accusations made against him by women during the Senate race that year, according to a lawsuit filing ...

When you think of polygraph examinations, crime comes to mind. But the tests are being used to fish out potential cheaters in a Connecticut-based bluefish tournament. Stream Connecticut News for free, ...

The Pentagon's intelligence and law enforcement arms are investigating what it says are leaks of national security information. Defense Department personnel could face polygraphs in the latest such ...

Can a lie detector be made more honest? Yes, according to tech company Converus, if the human element is removed from the test administration process. It’s been 100 years since the invention of the ...

The two men recently charged with impersonating federal officers while plying Secret Service agents and officers with gifts so far appear to be wannabes who sought to enhance their own importance by ...