HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - During an armed robbery trial in late October, defense attorney Jake Watson mentioned in cross-examination that his client had offered to take a polygraph test. Huntsville Police ...

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 ...

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 ...

July 14 -- Rep. Gary Condit believes the independent polygraph exam he passed proves he was not involved in the disappearance of missing intern Chandra Levy. But while often accurate, polygraphs are ...

Christopher Talbot thought he would make a great police officer. He was 29 years old, fit, and had a clean background record. Talbot had military experience, including a tour of Iraq as a US Marine, ...

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 ...

Doug Williams, a former Oklahoma City police polygrapher, says he can teach people how to pass lie detector tests. Federal prosecutors and agents recently targeted him and another instructor in ...

A Delaware County judge accused of sexually assaulting an assistant prosecutor denies her allegations and claims he passed a ...

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 ...

"One of the immediate impacts could be on the morale of other FBI employees...it presents a double standard that hasn't been explained," William Turton said.

Border security is a top priority for Donald Trump, clearly given his campaign rhetoric and choices for top law enforcement and homeland security roles. Trump has pledged to hire “10,000 new agents ...