Pentagon gave polygraph tests to high-ranking officials to find leakers: Reports

Politics The Hill By Finya Swai 05 Sep 2026 14:34 1 min read
Pentagon gave polygraph tests to high-ranking officials to find leakers: Reports

Some of the U.S. military’s highest-ranking officials were subject to polygraph tests as part of a sweeping Pentagon investigation into leaks to journalists on dwindling weapons stockpiles amid the Iran war, multiple reports suggest. Military officials and civilian employees were tested in August, including roughly 50 members of the Joint Staff, according to the New...

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