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Jim Mattis will put security over Pentagon workforce concerns when deciding on cellphone ban

By Travis J. Tritten
Published February 1, 2018 7:18pm ET
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Jim Mattis will put security over Pentagon workforce concerns when deciding on cellphone ban
New restrictions on cellphones could create a headache for the roughly 24,000 workers at the Pentagon, who depend on the devices to stay in touch with family and the outside world. (iStock photo) | Georgijevic

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will place security over the concerns of the Pentagon workforce when deciding on whether to ban cellphones in the building, his chief spokeswoman Dana White said Thursday.

White provided the first official confirmation that Mattis is considering a ban as part of a military-wide review of personal electronic devices after news of the possibility broke Wednesday.

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