FBI is ‘singling out Chinese-Americans with insider threat program’ to detect espionage attempts after government personnel file hack
The FBI carries out routine polygraph tests on all security clearance employees
Those with foreign links or backgrounds may be subject to more than others
Since the 2015 hack of millions of government files, insiders claim agents have been more determined to identify potential internal threats
Among ways to determine threats is to find if an employee has tried to beat a polygraph test by changing their body language to thwart the result
Chinese-American employees say they are being wrongly accused of it
Some have been placed on unpaid leave for more than a year as a result
By JENNIFER SMITH
DAILYMAIL.COM
23 December 2016
The FBI is being accused of singling out Chinese-American employees with an insider threat detection program.
The bureau has apparently stepped up its interrogation of employees, specifically those with Chinese backgrounds, after last year’s hack of millions of government personnel files that was traced back to Chinese hackers.
Employees must submit to routine polygraphs every five years. Workers with foreign backgrounds may be asked to take part in more as part of an ongoing effort to try to reduce internal threats.
Since the hack last year, insiders claim agents conducting the tests have been more eager to identify ‘counter measures’: signs that a subject has tried to manipulate the result through a range of body movements or breathing changes.
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