On October 20th, therefore, the Commerce Department sent the plan's authors (now, sadly, minus Dr Postel) back to the drawing-board.
James Ramsbotham, chief executive of the North East Chamber of Commerce, said an action plan should now be developed to "kick start" economic growth.
They launched an e-commerce site in November and plan to add 240 stores over the next three years, doubling the number of stores they have now.
And Riley has yet to unveil an e-commerce strategy, other than a plan to pool purchasing among various divisions.
On the resignation of the Commerce Secretary, does the President plan to nominate somebody else and try and get them confirmed?
The chairman of Istanbul's chamber of commerce recently observed that the privatisation plan promoted by the prime minister is, in fact, directed by the likes of Mr Cakici.
American Express and HP plan to also resell Rearden Commerce and commission software additions to it that will better hook it into AmEx merchants or corporate financial systems.
By Memorial Day, the White House would like the House Energy and Commerce Committee to approve a sweeping energy plan that caps total carbon emissions, sets up a program to sell permits for future emissions, then cycles billions of dollars to renewable and other low-carbon energy sources.
Likewise, when she endorsed immigration reform, she framed it as a plan backed by the Chamber of Commerce and the state's senior senator, Lindsey Graham.
It is also noteworthy in this vein that the Commerce and State Departments have been championing a plan to grant blanket exemptions to existing multilateral controls for certain countries of Eastern Europe.
Bob Collier, chief executive for Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce, said the proposals in the draft master plan illustrated "the depth of Aberdeen Airport's commitment to the north east of Scotland".
Mr Bush's trade supremo, Robert Zoellick, and the commerce secretary, Don Evans, presented the new plan as the logical culmination of the step-by-step reduction of trade tariffs that has taken place since the end of the second world war.
David Marshall, a vice president at the Greensboro Partnership, which was formed in 2005 from the merger of Greensboro Economic Development Alliance, Action Greensboro, and the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, says the Partnership has developed a strategic plan that focuses on transforming Greater Greensboro from a traditional manufacturing-based economy to a knowledge-based economy.
The plan was opposed by the California Chamber of Commerce and by the financial services industry.
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David Warr, from the Chamber of Commerce, said the firm's decision to scrap the plan was a "big blow".
"This proposal gives the Task Force clear direction and focus on near term actions in FY1999 and FY 2000, and an action plan that identifies additional priorities, needs and requirements in FY 2001 and beyond, " said Commerce Undersecretary for Oceans and Atmosphere D.
Officially, the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Communications and Technology will meet to ask federal officials about the billions (yes, billions) they plan to spend to create a communication system that allows police, fire and other public safety officials to talk to each other.
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