What the heck is WOMAP? The unredacted version of the Transportation Security Administration's supervisor security manual includes references for a heretofore unrevealed Central Intelligence Agency program called WOMAP — The Worldwide Operational Meet and Assist Program.

According to the TSA's regulations, “foreign dignitaries” escorted by CIA officers are exempt from screening so long as the CIA submits their name, date of birth, itinerary and other information in advance. In general, the CIA officers who accompany these dignitaries are members of the Agency's Office of Protective Services, which provides security for the agency, its assets and its people. There's a separate procedure for screening foreign dignitaries approved by the Department of State. So it would seem as if the WOMAP program serves another purpose. Helpfully, the TSA manual provides some clues.

Persons who receive WOMAP status must be provided to the TSA's Office of Security and classified at the For Official Use Only Level. It “may be provided at the classified” level too. Importantly, the WOMAP information is so sensitive that  ”[t]he title or position of the dignitary will be used by the Office of Intelligence to determine eligibility for screening courtesies, but will not be forwarded to the TSOC and respective FSDs.” That is — too secret for even the airport federal security directors, who have Top Secret clearance, to know.

via Did The TSA Compromise An Intelligence Program? – The Atlantic Politics Channel.