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 ...

WILMINGTON, Ohio (WKRC) - Video of polygraph exams may offer valuable insight into a mysterious death of a local woman in 2013. Two men initially thought of as "persons of interest" took the polygraph ...

Federal agencies have stepped up their efforts over the past few weeks to find potential leakers, and some — like the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense — are ...

Even if polygraph tests are not accurate, the threat of a test can serve as a deterrent or as an interrogation tool to elicit admissions. Leonard Saxe is a professor of Contemporary Jewish Studies and ...

The Department of Homeland Security has started giving employees lie detector tests to find out who is leaking details about upcoming immigration raids. The polygraph tests have been taking place for ...

People for the American Way executive director Svante Myrick argues that Massachusetts should reconsider its prohibition on the use of polygraphs in the workplace to allow for pre-employment screening ...

FORT JACKSON, S.C. -- One of Fort Jackson's organizations is changing its name to better reflect what it does. The Defense Academy for Credibility Assessment will be renamed the National Center for ...

“The polygraph has been weaponized and is being used against individuals who have never had a polygraph requirement, whether pre-employment or security, in their entire federal careers,” said Mark ...