https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/31/justice-department-audit-finds-widespread-flaws-in-fbi-surveillance-157166

In a bid to assess whether the faults in the Page’s surveillance process were an aberration or a chronic problem, Horowitz’s audit team zeroed in on 29 applications for surveillance on U.S. citizens or green-card holders over a five year period and whether the so-called “Woods procedures” for justifying an application were properly followed.

“We do not have confidence that the FBI has executed its Woods Procedures in compliance with FBI policy, or that the process is working as it was intended to help achieve the ‘scrupulously accurate’ standard for FISA applications,” Horowitz wrote in a “management advisory” addressed to FBI Director Chris Wray.

One key flaw the inspector general found in renewals of the application to surveil Page was that the court was not advised of indications of problems with information from a key source.

The new advisory from Horowitz signaled issues about recordkeeping regarding such sources.

“Although there are specific requirements related to FISA applications that utilize [confidential human source] reporting, we have observed that these requirements are not being consistently followed,” Horowitz wrote.