Pentagon Gives Polygraph Tests to About 50 Staffers in Iran War Leak Probe

The Pentagon subjected roughly 50 members of the U.S. military’s Joint Staff to polygraph tests in August as investigators examined suspected leaks of classified information to journalists.

The group included military officers and civilian employees, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter. The tests focused on whether staff members had disclosed classified information.

The investigation was linked to an Iran war leak probe, although the supplied report did not provide further details about the suspected disclosures or the outcome of the testing.