POLYGRAPHING EMPLOYEES OF CIA/DOD PROGRAMS - CONVERSATION WITH DAN JACOBSEN, DOD

• Document Type: CREST
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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 3, 2011
• Sequence Number: 25
• Publication Date: June 13, 1986
• Content Type: MEMO

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SUBJECT: Polygraphing Employees of CIA/DOD Programs -
Conversation with Dan Jacobsen, DOD
1. On June 13, 1986, I called Britt Snyder, Director,
Security and Counterintelligence Policy, Deputy Under Secretary
for Policy, Department of Defense (DOD). In his absence, I
spoke with Dan Jacobsen of his office.
2. I called with regard to the floor amendment offered by
Senator Goldwater to the Urgent Supplemental Appropriations
Act, #2023, which removed from the numerical ceilings imposed
on DOD-initiated polygraphs, the polygraphs of the employees of
certain DOD "special intelligence collection programs" "under
the purview of the Director of Central intelligence".
3. In response to my question, Mr. Jacobsen indicated that
he understood that the wording of the amendment was sufficient
to accomplish its purpose. Further, he understood from
Mr. Snyder that there was sufficient Congressional support in
the conference on the bill for the amendment to be adopted.
4. With regard to DOD's intentions for next year, i.e.,
fiscal year 1988, Mr. Jacobsen indicated that DOD planned to
include an exception for this program in the section of the
FY '88 DOD authorization bill which authorized the DoD
polygraph program (that program is authorized on a year-to-year
basis in the annual DOD authorization bill).
5. ,I noted that each year this section is very
controversial and wondered whether that controversy might not
highlight these programs to their detriment. Mr. Jacobsen said
DOD did not believe this would happen as DOD believed it had
support for an exception for these programs even within the
House, the body which usually makes the most objections to the
DOD polygraph program. Mr. Jacobsen also indicated that DOD
believes the prospects for obtaining permanent polygraph
authority were much better. DOD believes that Representative
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Schroeder may be tired of making an issue of the polygraph and
that even Representative Broosk was relenting somewhat (he had
asked the office of Technology Assessment to restudy the issue,
this time focusing on utility, something which to his reported
dissatisfaction, was not included in the last OTA study).
6. I said should the DOD authorization bill become too
"hot" for these programs, DOD might keep in mind an alternative
legislative vehicle, the inteligence authorization bill. He
agreed to do so.
7. I concluded by indicating that I would discuss the
subject again with Mr. Snyder next week when he returned.
Legislation Division
Office of Congressional Affairs
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