The need for joint interoperability led to the Defense Reorganization Act of 1986, under which the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) tasked NSA, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), and the Joint Tactical Command, Control and Communications Agency (JTC3A) to develop a Key Management Goal Architecture (KMGA).
Der Bedarf für eine gemeinsame Interoperabilität führte zum Defense Reorganization Act von 1986, unter dem die Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) die NSA, die Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) und die Joint Tactical Command, Control and Communications Agency (JTC3A) beauftragten, eine Key Management Goal Architecture (Schlüsselverwaltungszielarchitektur) zu entwickeln.