What? No More Swag?

It's one thing to hold more meetings online, pool agencies' purchasing power to get more bang for the federal buck, convert printed publications to online-only and cut down on travel. Those are all elements of President Obama's Campaign to Cut Waste.

But in his latest order in the campaign, Obama hits at another category of agency purchases: "swag," that is, all those items that organizations purchase to promote themselves. It's right there in black and white: "Agencies should limit the purchase of promotional items (e.g., plaques, clothing, and commemorative items), in particular where they are not cost-effective."

Forget about t-shirts and hats, then, I guess. But does this also mean no more of those cool agency coins?