"Acting CISA director failed a polygraph. Career staff are now under investigation." #ELB

"Acting CISA director failed a polygraph. Career staff are now under investigation." #ELB

Politico: At least six career staffers at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency were suspended with pay this summer after organizing a polygraph test that the agency’s acting director, Madhu Gottumukkala, failed. The Department of Homeland Security opened an investigation… Continue reading The post “Acting CISA director failed a polygraph. Career staff are now under investigation.” appeared first on Election Law Blog.

Did CISA acting director Madhu Gottumukkala fail a polygraph test?

Federal officials quietly sidelined a group of senior cybersecurity professionals this summer after a controversial internal dispute that reached the top of a key U.S. cyber agency. At least six career employees at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) were placed on paid suspension after they helped arrange a polygraph examination that the agency’s acting director, Madhu Gottumukkala, did not pass. The Department of Homela…

CISA Director Polygraph Test Fallout Spurs DHS Investigation

A failed polygraph test taken by the acting head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has triggered an internal investigation at the Department of Homeland Security, placing at least six long-serving career officials on administrative leave and deepening turmoil inside the federal government’s lead civilian cyber defense agency.  The incident centers on Madhu Gottumukkala, the current acting CISA director, who assumed t…