Hof Submits Thirteenth Proposal to Bipartisan House Department of Government Efficiency Caucus on Federal Cell Phone Practices

Specifically, the firm is calling for a government-wide assessment of mobile device practices and procedures to determine whether current practices and procedures, such as the issuance of separate work devices to Federal employees already in possession of personal devices, remains necessary in all instances, given such considerations as personal preference, financial incentives and modern technological advancements since a major hardware change that occurred more than a decade ago. The firm remains confident that, if performed, such assessment or data call would reveal that a wide array of available resource possibilities that can be shared, instead of duplicated, saving taxpayers money, Joseph (Joe) A. Hof, Managing Attorney of Hof Law was quoted as saying.

I believe that prominent among the advancements that warrant consideration include mobile phone providers' publicly available practice of permitting multiple phone lines on a single device, 5 C.F.R. § 2635.204; the compelling need to used recycled devices; and encrypted phone applications already in use that include a foregone conclusion that such use, in and of itself, appears to be compliant with the information technology standards governing at least senior Federal officials, as gleaned from the Senate Intelligence Committee meeting of March 25, 2025. I further believe that a comprehensive audit will reveal opportunities to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and align government practices with contemporary private-sector standards, Joe Hof said.