What Happened
Maschke applied to work for the FBI in 1994, he had already held a security clearance for over 11 years.
Why It Matters
The government had deemed him trustworthy through his career in the Army.
Key Details
- But soon, a machine and a man would not come to the same conclusion.
- His application to be a special agent had passed initial muster.
- And so, in the spring of 1995, according to his account, he found himself sitting across from an FBI polygraph examiner, answering questions about his life and loyalties.
- He told the truth, he said in an interview with Undark.
Background Context
When George W. Maschke applied to work for the FBI in 1994, he had already held a security clearance for over 11 years. The government had deemed him trustworthy through his career in the Army. But soon, a machine and a man would not come to the same conclusion. His application to be a special agent had passed initial muster. And so, in the spring of 1995, according to his account, he found himself sitting across from an FBI polygraph examiner, answering questions about his life and loyalties. He told the truth, he said in an interview with Undark. But in a blog post on his website, he recalled the examiner told him that the polygraph machine—which measured some of Maschke’s physiological re
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Source: Ars Technica – All content – Original Link
Source: Ars Technica – All content
