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DOE Partially Yields on Mandatory Polygraphs for Employees

Aliya Sternstein writes on FCW.com:

After years of controversy, the Department of Energy has decided to decrease reliance on polygraph testing in screening prospective counterintelligence employees.

A final rule published in the Federal Register will end across-the-board testing of applicants effective Oct. 30.

The move marks a compromise in the wake of criticism that DOE had been ignoring studies showing that polygraph testing is not reliable. DOE screens employees with a computerized polygraph system to prevent insiders from leaking classified information to enemies of the United States.

posted by Fergie @ 10/04/2006 03:04:00 PM