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Hegseth

PERSON Government / Department of Defense Momentum 7.5ML 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. ELEVATEDPSI 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 leads the Department of Defense (2.9M active and reserve personnel, $820B budget) as Secretary of Defense. In January 2025, he terminated the military's civilian-protection program despite senior officers' recommendations to retain it, signaling shift in defense policy priorities.

1.15
PSI ScorePlocamium Signal Index - composite z-score from 5 orthogonal signals: news frequency, targeted sentiment, graph centrality, regulatory filings, and clinical trial activity.
7.5
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.
96
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 Iran Europe United States White House Singapore China NATO Washington Donald Trump Strait of Hormuz Middle East WASHINGTON Beijing
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PSI Intelligence
30-Day Trend
2026-08-08 2026-09-07 97 0 Degree Mentions
Signal Decomposition
Attention Cascade
0.236
Narrative Drift
0.000
Spectral Shift
307.244
Sentiment-Momentum Divergence
0.000
Source Concentration
0.183
Signal
Hegseth is graph community structure is reorganizing around this entity — relationship patterns are changing (primary driver: Spectral Shift).
Driver
Ranked #191 of 1246 in Government — above 85% of sector peers. PSI up 0.35 from yesterday (0.81 -> 1.15).
Action
Heightened activity detected. Increase monitoring frequency. Review recent filings and news.
Peer Comparison
191 of 1246
Sector Rank
+1.40
Peer Z-Score
85%
Sector Percentile
Network Analysis
96 Degree Centrality
Ego Network (top connections)
Pete Hegseth (weight 255.0)DOD (weight 121.0)Iran (weight 52.0)Europe (weight 41.0)United States (weight 38.0)White House (weight 34.0)Singapore (weight 34.0)China (weight 33.0) Pete HegsethDODIranEuropeUnited StatesWhite HouseSingaporeChina Hegseth (degree 96) Hegseth
Centrality History
2026-08-08 2026-09-07 97 0 Degree Mentions
EntityWeight StatusFirst Seen
Pete Hegseth 255 NEW
DOD 121 NEW
Iran 52 NEW
Europe 41 NEW
United States 38 NEW
White House 34 NEW
Singapore 34 NEW
China 33 NEW
NATO 29 NEW
Washington 25 NEW
Donald Trump 22 NEW
Strait of Hormuz 13 NEW
Middle East 12 NEW
WASHINGTON 12 NEW
Beijing 12 NEW
Senate 11 NEW
Bloomberg 10 NEW
Asia 10 NEW
Israel 10 NEW
Tehran 10 NEW
Congress 10 NEW
Brussels 9 NEW
AP 9 NEW
Donald J. Trump 9 NEW
U.S. military 9 NEW
Democrats 9 NEW
Rubio 8 NEW
Prime Minister 7 NEW
Alphabet 7 NEW
Fox News 7 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 2026-09-07 ← Intelligence Network