ðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv dᵻfˈɛns ˈɔːlsoʊ tˈʊk nˈoʊɾɪs ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ, bɪɡˈæn tʊ ˈæktɪvli ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒ ɪts vˈɛndɚz tʊ ɐdˈɑːpt zˈiəɹoʊ dˈiːfɛkts pɹˈoʊɡɹæmz.
The Department of Defense also took notice and in 1964, began to actively encourage its vendors to adopt Zero Defects programs.