Inside Kristi Noem’s Polygraph Operation

DHS employees subjected to polygraph tests in effort to uncover leakers: Report

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees are being asked to take a polygraph test, according to The Wall Street Journal. Although lie detector tests are not admissible as evidence in most courts, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is allegedly using the devices while asking employees if they have shared information with the media. Noem is reportedly searching for leakers inside the department. She is testing both top bosses and media staff who are…

Kristi Noem Needs a Mirror, Not DHS Staff Polygraphs

Kristi Noem needs a mirror, not polygraphs, for DHS staffers. The Homeland Security secretary is aggressively hunting for leakers in the agency by ordering lie-detector tests. But the top source of embarrassing Kristi Noem stories is … Kristi Noem.

Kristi Noem ramping up polygraph tests on DHS staff, report says

Homeland Security Secretary resorts to use of lie-detector exams in attempt to expose members of staff leaking unflattering information to the press, according to report

Staffers quit over Kristi Noem's 4-hour 'fishing expedition' polygraphs: report

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's obsession with tracking down leakers in her department has led to an exodus of employees who would rather quit than listen to threats or be subjected to intrusive polygraph tests.According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the polygraph...

'No precedent for this': Kristi Noem using lie detector tests to 'root out leakers'

Department of Homeland Security employees are reportedly being made to take polygraph exams where the line of questioning is highly unusual, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.During these exams, they are asked whether they have been sharing information with the media. "Polygraph exams have long been a routine tool used inside intelligence agencies, including DHS, as part of security clearances, job applications and certain investigations. …

Inside Kristi Noem’s Polygraph Operation

In a small interrogation room in Virginia with a one-way mirror, employees from across the Department of Homeland Security are being summoned and hooked up to a polygraph machine.