Not all security clearance applications require a polygraph, but when they are necessary, it helps to know what you're getting into. According to William Henderson, a retired federal clearance ...

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 ...

A polygraph is a sweat-inducing made-for-TV spectacle that even the government considers to have dubious results (there is a reason polygraph findings aren’t admissible in court). But individuals in ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has found itself embroiled in a rather odd situation involving polygraph tests. In April, it confirmed to NPR that it was using these tests to catch personnel ...

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 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 ...

The Department of Homeland Security has begun performing polygraph tests on employees to determine who might be leaking information to the media about immigration operations, according to four sources ...

When Army engineer David Tenenbaum lost his security clearance after a polygraph, he accused the Defense Department polygrapher, along with others, of targeting him because he's an Orthodox Jew. MCT ...

From schlocky daytime TV (Did you cheat on your girlfriend?) to police interrogations (Did you shoot him?), the old-fashioned polygraph is still considered a reliable way to get to the truth by many ...