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Disclosure of fired general's polygraph may have violated privacy laws

After a top Army general was fired this week, a Pentagon official said he had failed polygraph tests. Some attorneys say the disclosure could run afoul of privacy laws.

30 October 2026Live

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CBS News Politics. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pentagon-disclosure-fired-general-brett-sylvia-polygraph-privacy-laws/

After a top Army general was fired this week, a Pentagon official said he had failed polygraph tests. Some attorneys say the disclosure could run afoul of privacy laws.

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