{"id":26690,"date":"2018-05-22T19:09:12","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T19:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/05\/22\/new-pentagon-rules-will-limit-some-cellphone-use\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:28:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:28:01","slug":"new-pentagon-rules-will-limit-some-cellphone-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/05\/22\/new-pentagon-rules-will-limit-some-cellphone-use\/","title":{"rendered":"New Pentagon rules will limit some cellphone use"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After months of review, the Pentagon will allow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/01\/29\/dod-reviewing-stravas-global-heat-map\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\">cellphones to continue to be brought<\/a> into the building, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/partner-mco-archive.s3.amazonaws.com\/client_files\/1527017302.pdf\" title=\"\" class=\"\">memo<\/a> obtained by the Associated Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense Secretary Jim Mattis had considered a ban on cellphones, smartphones and other wearable technology, such as FitBits, after the GPS reporting company Strava published a<a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/01\/31\/mattis-considers-cell-phone-ban-at-pentagon\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\"> global heat map<\/a> based on user exercise routes. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/01\/31\/mattis-considers-cell-phone-ban-at-pentagon\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stravaheatmap.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Mattis considers cellphone ban at Pentagon<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is considering banning all cell phones and personal electronic devices such as FitBits from the Pentagon<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The map revealed sensitive base locations overseas based on the running routes of service members and contractors deployed there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToday the Department of Defense announces a policy regarding the use of mobile devices within the Pentagon and supported buildings,\u201d the Pentagon said in a statement. \u201cThe policy, which applies to DoD personnel, contractors, and Pentagon visitors, clarifies restrictions for mobile devices anywhere within the Pentagon designated or accredited for the processing, handling or discussion of classified information.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link smg-interstitial-link--fallback wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/partner-mco-archive.s3.amazonaws.com\/client_files\/1527017302.pdf\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__fallback-link\">The Pentagon&#039;s Mobile Device Policy<\/a><\/aside>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the AP, most of the previous use of cellphones will be continued, but with stricter enforcement to ensure the devices are not brought into secure areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 25,000 people work in the Pentagon, ranging from Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and the Joint Chiefs of Staff to restaurant workers and cleaning crews, and many use their phones for family emergencies and other needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fitness trackers that don\u2019t have wireless or cellular technology or contain microphones are not covered by the memo, but will be addressed in a separate policy that is still being developed by defense officials. 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