The National Academy of Sciences conducted an analysis of the Department of Energy’s security screening policy and published the report “The Polygraph and Lie Detection” (NAS Press) in 2003. The ...

WASHINGTON – The federal government should not rely on polygraph examinations for screening prospective or current employees to identify spies or other national-security risks because the test results ...

Trump administration officials are threatening polygraph tests on staffers to cut down on leakers who paint an unfavorable image of the White House. “We can confirm the FBI has begun administering ...

The Department of Defense is considering measures that will require more than 5,000 Pentagon personnel to be subjected to random polygraph testing and strict nondisclosure agreements in an effort to ...

Critics are questioning why the FBI still relies on polygraph tests to determine whether job applicants are fit to be agents, The Sacramento Bee reports. Many experts have concluded polygraph testing ...

You’ve seen it on television – investigators on shows like “24” and “Lie to Me” use polygraph testing to determine a suspect’s guilt or innocence. They are able to instantly solve a crime by strapping ...

Polygraphs are widely viewed as unreliable indicators of lies, despite the Trump administration’s increasing reliance on the tool to weed out agitators in the federal government. However, experts say ...

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 plans to impose strict nondisclosure agreements and random polygraph testing for scores of people in its headquarters, including many top officials, according to two people familiar with ...

(NEXSTAR) — A recent polygraph test taken in Orange County, more specifically, on Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” has brought the validity of polygraphs — also called “lie detector ...