At the behest of the AIEE, they invited the U.S. government Departments of War, Navy (combined in 1947 to become the Department of Defense or DOD) and Commerce to join in founding a national standards organization.
æt ðə bᵻhˈɛst ʌvðɪ ˈeɪə, ðeɪ ɪnvˈaɪɾᵻd ðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. ɡˈʌvɚnmənt dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənts ʌv wˈɔːɹ, nˈeɪvi kəmbˈaɪnd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən tə bɪkˌʌm ðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv dᵻfˈɛns ɔːɹ dˌiːˌoʊdˈiː ænd kˈɑːmɜːs tə dʒˈɔɪn ɪn fˈaʊndɪŋ ɐ nˈæʃənəl stˈændɚdz ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən.