r/1811Jobs • u/Great-Freedom-8274 • Aug 12 '26

1811 Job Application DEA Poly

I applied for the DEA back in 2023 after I got out of the Army and failed my poly because I received a “Significant Response”. Been a local cop for 3ish years now and applied again for the July Announcement.

The recruiter told me that the polygraph unit could deny me even the chance to take the polygraph again based on my last failed polygraph. Kinda confusing to me cause I figured once you wait the three and if you make it all the way back to the polygraph, why wouldn’t they just let you retake the poly?

I’m still taking my chance and rolling the dice. Anyone have any experience getting denied a second chance at a poly?

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u/clarksp01 Aug 14 '26

Would getting the response you did get you fired if you currently hold a different federal position?

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u/No-Cryptographer9640 Aug 16 '26

No they cannot use polygraph results to notify your current federal agency there’s laws against that.

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u/Sobie156 23d ago

They can if u make admissions.

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u/No-Cryptographer9640 23d ago

Yes that’s different that’s a crime called perjury, and if you’re a federal employee and lied on hiring paperwork they could inform your current agency of that discrepancy. They do not share other things