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Acting CISA director failed a polygraph. Career staff are now under investigation. (www.politico.com)
submitted 2 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world
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At least six career staff were placed on leave after DHS opened an investigation into whether they misled the agency’s acting director, Madhu Gottumukkala, into taking the test.

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 into whether the staff provided “false information” about the need for the test — which was scheduled after Gottumukkala sought access to certain highly sensitive cyber intelligence shared with the agency.

This article is based on interviews with eight current and four former U.S. cybersecurity officials, including multiple Trump administration appointees, who have either worked closely with Gottumukkala or have knowledge of the polygraph examination and the chain of events that followed. They were granted anonymity for fear of retribution.

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[–] daannii@lemmy.world 40 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Polygraph test is bunk pseudo science.

This is well established with rigorous scientific evidence.

[–] doc@fedia.io 19 points 2 months ago

I think this is less the legitimacy of the tests but the hypocracy of the admin putting such importance in the thing then retalitating against lower level people when one of their own appointees fail.

Insert "not like this" matrix meme here.

[–] ZetaLightning94@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (4 children)

The poly works extremely well in just pressuring people into admitting either crimes or intentions. Its all an impressive mind fuck...

[–] sepi@piefed.social 1 points 2 months ago

nobody minds if nobody fucks

[–] daannii@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 2 months ago

Only if they dumb & uninformed of the state of science on it. Do we want dumbasses running federal government agencies? On further thought, I retract the question.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Unfortunately in all things like that it's also really good at getting people to admit to shit they didn't do when operated by someone good at that