Despite risks, U.S. border patrol tried to shorten polygraph tests for staff

By Julia Edwards WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gil Kerlikowske, the head of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, vowed at his Senate confirmation hearing in January 2014 to strengthen the integrity of the nation’s largest law enforcement force amid persistent complaints of corruption and abuse within its ranks. Nearly two years on, he can point to several significant achievements, notably expanding the investigative authority of the agency's internal affairs unit and giving all agents new training on