FBI employees say surveillance program hinders careers

Some FBI employees say they are being unfairly targeted by an internal surveillance program launched after 9/11, according to a report in the New York Times.

The program, called Post-Adjudication Risk Management, imposes more stringent security requirements on about 1,000 employees such as foreign-born FBI linguists, agents and others who have overseas ties. Some of the employees include those who were hired especially for their Middle Eastern and Asian language and cultural expertise.

Some of the employees believe the extra scrutiny, which includes measures such as more frequent polygraph tests and security interviews, is unfair and hinders their careers. While all bureau employees with classified information access are subject to such additional measures, some workers included the PARM program say it limits their assignment options, and restricts their access to the information they need to perform their jobs, the report noted.