Creator of Montgomery GI Bill Dies: 
Former Congressman Gillespie V. “Sonny” Montgomery, 85, died Friday in Meridian, Miss., following a long illness. Montgomery, who spent 35 years in active and National Guard service, was known as a premier champion of veterans. Chief proponent of the 1987 legislation that expanded education and training benefits for veterans and that boosted recruiting in the all-volunteer force, Montgomery had served in both World War II and the Korean War and retired from the Guard as a major general. The life-long Democrat was first elected to Congress in 1966 and served 15 terms. Among his many awards are the Presidential Medal of Freedom, presented last year, and his name on a Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 airlifter, the “Spirit of Sonny Montgomery.”
Watchdog Says Military Can Make Cyber Ops More Efficient
Sept. 17, 2025
The Government Accountability Office called for paring down the military's sprawling cyber enterprise in a recent report, amid renewed discussion about standing up a separate cyber force.
