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Hegseth

PERSON Government / Department of Defense Momentum 6.5ML Momentum Score (0-100). Weighted composite of 9 features: mention velocity, article breadth, relationship density, deal context, recency, market cap, enrichment completeness, mention concentration, entity type. CRITICALPSI regime classification. QUIET (<0.3): baseline activity. NORMAL (0.3-0.5): typical deal flow. ELEVATED (0.5-0.7): above-average signals. HIGH (0.7-0.85): significant activity. EXTREME (>0.85): exceptional signal concentration. Primary: Spectral Shift

Pete Hegseth serves as US Secretary of Defense, leading the 2.9M-person Department of Defense with a $820B budget. Recent activity includes military posturing against Iran, Cuba weapons warnings at Guantánamo Bay, and European diplomatic tensions over D-Day commemoration visit.

-0.07
PSI ScorePlocamium Signal Index - composite z-score from 5 orthogonal signals: news frequency, targeted sentiment, graph centrality, regulatory filings, and clinical trial activity.
6.5
MomentumML Momentum Score (0-100). Weighted composite of 9 features including mention velocity, article breadth, deal context, and relationship density. Retrained weekly.
1%
ConfidenceSignal confidence - percentage of PSI sub-signals with sufficient data (30+ observations). Higher confidence means the PSI score is based on more complete data.
80
ConnectionsDegree centrality - number of unique entities this entity co-occurs with in news signals and articles. Higher = more connected in the intelligence network.
Hegseth is graph community structure is reorganizing around this entity — relationship patterns are changing (primary driver: Spectral Shift).
Connected Entities
Pete Hegseth DOD United States Singapore China Iran Donald Trump Europe Washington White House Middle East NATO Beijing Strait of Hormuz Bloomberg
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PSI Intelligence
30-Day Trend
2026-05-18 2026-06-17 81 0 Degree Mentions
Signal Decomposition
Attention Cascade
0.236
Narrative Drift
0.000
Spectral Shift
429.102
Sentiment-Momentum Divergence
0.000
Source Concentration
0.213
Signal
Hegseth is graph community structure is reorganizing around this entity — relationship patterns are changing (primary driver: Spectral Shift).
Driver
Ranked #846 of 1191 in Government — in line with sector peers. PSI up 0.20 from yesterday (-0.27 -> -0.07).
Action
Baseline conditions. Continue standard monitoring cadence.
Peer Comparison
846 of 1191
Sector Rank
-0.49
Peer Z-Score
29%
Sector Percentile
Network Analysis
80 Degree Centrality
Ego Network (top connections)
Pete Hegseth (weight 184.0)DOD (weight 73.0)United States (weight 37.0)Singapore (weight 34.0)China (weight 33.0)Iran (weight 32.0)Donald Trump (weight 22.0)Europe (weight 19.0) Pete HegsethDODUnited StatesSingaporeChinaIranDonald TrumpEurope Hegseth (degree 80) Hegseth
Centrality History
2026-05-18 2026-06-17 81 0 Degree Mentions
EntityWeight StatusFirst Seen
Pete Hegseth 184 NEW
DOD 73 NEW
United States 37 NEW
Singapore 34 NEW
China 33 NEW
Iran 32 NEW
Donald Trump 22 NEW
Europe 19 NEW
Washington 19 NEW
White House 14 NEW
Middle East 12 NEW
NATO 12 NEW
Beijing 12 NEW
Strait of Hormuz 10 NEW
Bloomberg 10 NEW
Asia 10 NEW
Secretary 10 NEW
Democrats 9 NEW
Alphabet 7 NEW
WASHINGTON 7 NEW
Congress 7 NEW
Senate 7 NEW
Tehran 7 NEW
Israel 7 NEW
President 6 NEW
Yahoo 6 NEW
Fox News 6 NEW
Prime Minister 6 NEW
U.S. military 6 NEW
Taiwan 6 NEW
Article Coverage (0)
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No Plocamium-authored coverage yet. This entity surfaces in upstream signals (news, filings, trials) but has not yet been a primary subject of a published article. Watch this entity to be alerted when one is published.

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Data as of 2026-06-17 ← Intelligence Network