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Snowden's leaks of classified material revealing the extent of the NSA's surveillance activities in the US and abroad prompted a review of vetting procedures for contractors by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
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The procedures for screening contractors on projects financed by the city's Economic Development Corporation, as the stadium was, are less rigorous than for projects built and paid for by the city.
The White House separately announced a review of security procedures for private contractors after it was revealed that Aaron Alexis obtained clearance to work on the base despite having been arrested twice in the past for gun-related offences.
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Pressure to overhaul vetting procedures for US government contractors grew on Thursday after one of the largest US security providers admitted that it carried out background checks on Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis.
Administratively, the origins of private contracting can be traced to 1985 when US Army Chief-of-Staff General John A. Wickham signed an order that set out the concepts, responsibilities, policies and procedures for using civilian contractors to replace soldiers and local labour during wartime.
The Obama administration has announced three separate reviews prompted by the navy yard shootings, including one into the procedures governing security clearances for contractors such as Alexis.
The new DOD directive and instruction, "Management of Contractor Personnel During Contingency Operations" and "Procedures for the Management of Contractor Personnel During Contingency Operations" respectively, are currently "draft" DOD working papers.
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