The Defense Facility Administration Agency hires Japanese workers at United States bases, and acts as liaison between the Japanese government and the United States military. Japanese workers at U.S. Navy bases are protesting a policy that requires workers who deal with confidential matters to submit to lie-detector tests. Since September 1987 the Navy has been telling employees that they would be required to take polygraph tests before getting "limited access authorization". Last month the Navy explained the requirement, and the workers are now protesting it as an invasion of their privacy. In a letter sent on March 1, 2009, Admiral William Fallon wrote to Congress about his concerns over the new policy.
The Defense Facility Administration Agency hires Japanese workers at United States bases, and acts as liaison between the Japanese government and the United States military. Since September 1987 the Navy has been telling employees that they would be required to take polygraph tests before getting "limited access authorization". Last month the Navy explained the requirement, and the workers are now protesting it as an invasion of their privacy. In a letter sent on March 1, 2009, Admiral William Fallon wrote to Congress about his concerns over the new policy.