no lie detector tests??
From what I've seen, polygraphs are done after the background investigation is completed. In that way they can verify what they've found during the investigation.
See here: ICPG 704.6 - Conduct of Polygraph Examinations for Personnel Security Vetting
Since these people apparently failed the background investigation then there would be no need for a polygraph.
Not for the initial check; if they’re moving into specified TS/SCI billets, they will need a polygraph and receive periodic re-exams. Not all TS/SCI positions required a poly, or at least that was the case when I was a military intelligence officer and later, a DoD civilian.
Sounds like some of these folks were only going for Secret clearances, based on the types of positions they were holding. Once again, the system is working the way it should.
Big change from recent Democrat administrations. I remember the quote from Gary Aldrich, the former FBI agent who exposed some of the blatant security problems in the Clinton White House. As he said, famously: “We’re clearing people we ought to be putting handcuffs on.” As he noted, some of the stuff on SF86s from the Clinton staff was absolutely mind-blowing, and the vast majority were still cleared.
LOL!
An unverifiable test with zero credibility at all.
The only way you can tell if someone is lying when hooked up to a lie detector is if they tell you they are lying.