The Energy Department plans to end its across-the-board polygraph testing of job applicants and employees, according to a rule that department officials published in the Federal Register. The policy ...

Can a lie detector be made more honest? Yes, according to tech company Converus, if the human element is removed from the test administration process. It’s been 100 years since the invention of the ...

The reputation of police departments and sheriff’s offices nationwide has taken a hit the past few years. New technologies to vet job applicants can help assure only trustworthy officers are hired.

The polygraph or lie detector test has been in use for over 100 years. It has been heralded as a technological marvel that allows investigators to accurately determine when someone is lying and when ...

Alan Teschendorf is a truth teller. As a polygraph examiner for the Illinois State Police, Teschendorf says he doesn't look for people who are lying. His goal is to find the truth. The Collinsville ...

Your typical polygraph exam is not like those seen in the movies or on TV. The rules that govern how and when exams are performed are far different from those in Hollywood Questions are formulated ...

A computerized polygraph machine being used in a simulated situation in this 2007 file photo. In Colorado, experts are questioning the accuracy and cost of polygraph tests administered to sex ...