Noem's Homeland Security 'unapologetic' about using lie-detector test on suspected intel leakers

The Department of Homeland Security is "unapologetic" about using lie-detector tests on staffers as it aims to snuff out "leakers" who feed internal agency information to the public, Fox News Digital learned. 

"Under Secretary Noem’s leadership, DHS is unapologetic about its efforts to root out leakers that undermine national security," Tricia McLaughlin, DHS' assistant secretary for public affairs, told Fox News Digital Monday. "We are agnostic about your standing, tenure, political appointment or status as a career civil servant – we will track down leakers and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law." 

McLaughlin's response follows Politico's Friday reporting that the department had administered a lie detector test in March to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Chief Cameron Hamilton following a meeting between DHS and an advisor to Presid...