Application of State Law to CIA's Proposed Administration of Polygraph Examinations of Its Contractors' Employees

December 18, 1978 78-66 MEMORANDUM OPINION FOR THE GENERAL COUNSEL, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Central Intelligence Agency—Supremacy Clause (Constitution, Article VI, Clause 2)—Possible State- Federal Law Conflict Involving Classified Information—CIA’s Proposed Administration of Polygraph Examinations of Its Contractors’ Employees This responds to a request by your Office for our views on State laws bearing on the Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) administration of polygraph examinations of certain employees of those U.S. corporations which have classified contracts with the CIA. 1. Any…