I believe 'PMO' is a four letter word...in spirit if not in fact.
This is a great discussion. It has touched on the many layers of protection an organization needs to consider and adopt...or waive. I see a couple of key points that should walk you straight to your answer, NukEvil... (apologies if these were better summed up already.)
1. Can users connect personal systems to company network? (Caveat H4x0r: Not "are they allowed to" but "does something physically/logically stop them"?)
2. Can users connect company systems already on the company network to MiFi access points (Same caveat as #1)?
If either of these are answered "YES", I think you have a strong case to create an administrative control denying the use or even possession of a MiFi type device in the office workspace.
http://j.mp/ch2bYm <- relevant dilbert-ness
The USB storage issue is relevant, but its a separate issue. The MiFi has no impact on that issue because you can sneaker net a flash drive home with you as easily as you can use it to move bits the three feet from the official desktop to your personal laptop...the fact that information can be moved to a highly portable and unmanaged storage mechanism is the problem in that issue.
Hope that helps.
(Nihil et al...how's that for a comeback from a 3 year silence?)
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