Justice watchdog to review potential abuses by FBI in secretive court March 29, 2018 The Department of Justice Inspector General did not specify which individual's surveillance it would be focusing on, in an announcement that it plans to review potential FBI abuses of a FISA application. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images) The watchdog for the Department of Justice says it plans to initiate a review of the FBI’s “compliance with legal requirements” in applications filed with the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court relating to a certain U.S. person. The review is a response to requests by Attorney General Jeff Sessions and members of Congress, according to Wednesday’s announcement by the inspector general, and it will cover what the FBI knew and its relationship with a confidential source prior to filing applications under the FISC.