Former Spy/Congressman to Head New Federal Division at Construction 3D Printing Powerhouse ICON

• Earlier this year, the Department of Defense (DOD) broke ground on its biggest additive construction (AC) project to date, aiming to complete ten new barracks at Texas’s Fort Bliss US...

Earlier this year, the Department of Defense (DOD) broke ground on its biggest additive construction (AC) project to date, aiming to complete ten new barracks at Texas’s Fort Bliss US Army Post well before the end of 2026. DOD teamed up with Texas-based AC firm ICON, its longtime partner in AC scale-up, a track record that includes completion of the US military’s first-ever 3D printed barracks, also in Fort Bliss. ICON’s work on the ten barracks, which are expected to house 500 soldiers once finished, is part of a nearly $63 million Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement awarded to the company in January, bringing the total value of all ICON’s government contracts over the years to over $360 million. That number is all the more impressive considering that ICON has only just this mont