National security lawyer, Department of Justice whistleblower, and Salon contributing writer Jesselyn Radack (@JesselynRadack on X) has published a scathing critique of Department of Defense efforts to clamp down on unfavorable media coverage, including the use of polygraphs as a tool of intimidation, in an article titled “Pete Hegseth’s Polygraph Theater.” Excerpt: Secretary of Defense … Read more
Steve Wilkos, whose eponymous low brow daytime television talk show was canceled earlier this year, has started a weekly video podcast called “Steve Wilkos: Take a Seat” that is available on YouTube. In the first episode, posted on 1 September 2026, Wilkos, who five years ago publicly stated that he would never take a lie … Read more
The Pentagon is seeking funding for a new and improved polygraph that it alternatively calls “Polygraph+,” “Polygraph Next,” or “Next Gen Polygraph.” The five-year plan calls for spending $30,342,000. No end cost is stated, however, with the total cost simply described as “Continuing.” In 2003, the National Research Council published a landmark report on the … Read more
On 11 September 2026, the Cumberland County, Maine Sheriff’s Office in a media release posted to Instagram announced the arrest of former deputy Regan J. Goan on misdemeanor charges associated with his work as a polygrapher. The announcement is cited here in full: MEDIA RELEASE Date: 09/11/2026Time: 3:30 pm The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office arrested … Read more
Jonathan Swan, Adam Entous, Maggie Habernman, and Eric Schmitt report for the New York Times in a 4 September 2026 article titled “In Major Leak Hunt, Pentagon Gives Polygraph Tests to Joint Staff Members.” Excerpt: U.S. government investigators have taken the extraordinary step of subjecting roughly 50 members of the U.S. military’s Joint Staff to … Read more
AntiPolygraph.org has received information that a whistleblower complaint has been filed with the General Services Administration (GSA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) alleging bid rigging and pay-to-play activities in polygraph service contracts for the U.S. Secret Service. It is alleged that in response to pressure from Secret Service Deputy Director Matthew C. Quinn to hire … Read more
Reddit is a popular social media website. It includes a community (or “subreddit”) “for U.S. Secret Service applicants” called r/usssapplicant which, at the time of writing, is moderated by three U.S. Secret Service special agents and a former Uniformed Division officer: Incidentally, r/usssapplicant is currently seeking additional moderators. The only stated requirement is that one … Read more
On Thursday, 23 July 2026, RealClearPolitics national correspondent Susan Crabtree reported on X that a senior U.S. Secret Service agent and polygraph operator named Kenneth Premo had been arrested.
Lok Darjee reports for the Guardian in an article dated Saturday, 11 July 2026 and titled, “Six-hour polygraphs, forced reassignments: inside homeland security’s campaign of fear.” Excerpt: Multiple current and former DHS officials told the Guardian that they had witnessed or personally been subjected to polygraph examinations – not as part of routine security reviews, … Read more
Q COSTA RICA reports that the country’s Attorney General, Carlo Díaz, is unwilling to submit to polygraph screening conducted by a private company, as Costa Rica’s new president, Laura Fernández, is requiring of members of her “Fuerza Élite” (Elite Force). As previously reported by the Tico Times, polygraph screening of senior government officials is being … Read more