The FBI last week quietly expanded its use of the polygraph to cover systems administrators and all other employees with access to sensitive computer networks and databases, marking the first time that IT specialists in the government have been singled out . . .
The FBI last week quietly expanded its use of the polygraph to cover systems administrators and all other employees with access to sensitive computer networks and databases, marking the first time that IT specialists in the government have been singled out for the controversial lie detector test.

FBI Director Louis Freeh issued a memorandum last week that put the new policy into effect immediately, said agency spokesman Bill Carter. "The director notified all employees that interim changes have been made to the FBI security program, including an expansion of the use of the polygraph to cover employees in sensitive areas," Carter said. To date, the FBI's polygraph policy has been used to conduct periodic random tests of employees.

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