$27 Million Uncompleted Mosul Dam
In 2005, the U.S. government awarded 21 contracts totaling $27 million to repair the poorly constructed Mosul Dam, which was supposed to supply drinking water, irrigation, flood control and hydroelectric power to the surrounding region on the Tigris River. However, when SIGIR inspectors visited the dam two years later, they found that no one had been monitoring the project and at least $19.4 million worth of equipment and materials were not being used.
