Fort Knox has a smaller mission than it historically did. That's because of the work the Base Realignment and Closure Commission did in the early 2000s.
The Biden administration's 2025 budget request includes $1.6 billion for the Census Bureau and an increase of $218 million from what was just enacted for 2024.
Congress is out on recess now. Still they have got issues to deal with, including some "local" ones, like how to fund the a replacement bridge in Baltimore.