At least six career employees at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency were placed on paid leave this summer after organizing a polygraph exam that CISA’s acting director, Madhu ...

Madhu Gottumukkala, the acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, failed a polygraph ...

At least six career staff were placed on leave after DHS opened an investigation into whether they misled the agency’s acting ...

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CISA officials suspended after disputed polygraph involving acting director Madhu Gottumukkala sparks leadership and security ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh didn't tell the truth when FBI agents repeatedly asked him where more than $6 million he stole ended up and whether another attorney not yet identified ...

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 ...

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino has pushed back on a report that claimed a key part of his background check for the top job was waived by Director Kash Patel, calling it a "complete fabrication." ...

Pressure is mounting to reduce standards so that we can hire more Border Patrol agents. Not a good idea. But there is a middle way that still could win out and ensure the quality of new hires, so that ...

“The polygraph has been weaponized and is being used against individuals who have never had a polygraph requirement, whether pre-employment or security, in their entire federal careers,” said Mark ...