That's beside the paint of political appointees getting special treatment. Patel's FBI has been using polygraphs extensively to test political loyalty

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/us/politics/fbi-polygraph...

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refurb 7 hours ago | parent [-]

> according to two people with knowledge of the questions and others familiar with similar accounts

After all the examples of the media getting caught playing fast and loose with anonymous sources, I’m going to take this one with a huge grain of salt.

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sigwinch 5 hours ago | parent [-]

DHS and Musk’s people confirmed it. See Reuters back in May 21.

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refurb 5 hours ago | parent [-]

From Teuters: "officials quickly launched an investigation to find out who was leaking to the press"

Leading is a bit different than "loyalty tests" isn't it?

	▲	sigwinch 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		The story is about “new applicants” and positions with no access to classified material. It is not illegal to share unclassified material, which is why DHS was having NDAs passed around. > DHS said it was "unapologetic" about its drive to root out leakers. "We are agnostic about your standing, tenure, political appointment, or status as a career civil servant - we will track down leakers and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law,” a DHS spokesperson told Reuters. Maybe that’s true? I think HN was ok with this because it felt like a rational reaction to bringing guys like Big Balls into the SCIF.