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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