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Hegseth

PERSON Government / Department of Defense Momentum 8.7ML 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. NORMALPSI 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 U.S. Department of Defense as Secretary of Defense, commanding 2.9M active and reserve military personnel and a $820B budget. Recent initiatives include mandatory annual testosterone screenings for service members and a task force to combat Pentagon media leaks.

0.91
PSI ScorePlocamium Signal Index - composite z-score from 5 orthogonal signals: news frequency, targeted sentiment, graph centrality, regulatory filings, and clinical trial activity.
8.7
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 Iran Europe Singapore China NATO Washington Donald Trump White House Middle East WASHINGTON Beijing Strait of Hormuz
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PSI Intelligence
30-Day Trend
2026-06-17 2026-07-17 84 0 Degree Mentions
Signal Decomposition
Attention Cascade
3.333
Narrative Drift
0.107
Spectral Shift
595.316
Sentiment-Momentum Divergence
0.000
Source Concentration
0.191
Signal
Hegseth is graph community structure is reorganizing around this entity — relationship patterns are changing (primary driver: Spectral Shift).
Driver
Ranked #185 of 1207 in Government — above 85% of sector peers. PSI up 0.37 from yesterday (0.54 -> 0.91).
Action
Baseline conditions. Continue standard monitoring cadence.
Peer Comparison
185 of 1207
Sector Rank
+1.25
Peer Z-Score
85%
Sector Percentile
Network Analysis
80 Degree Centrality
Ego Network (top connections)
Pete Hegseth (weight 209.0)DOD (weight 99.0)United States (weight 38.0)Iran (weight 38.0)Europe (weight 37.0)Singapore (weight 34.0)China (weight 33.0)NATO (weight 25.0) Pete HegsethDODUnited StatesIranEuropeSingaporeChinaNATO Hegseth (degree 80) Hegseth
Centrality History
2026-06-17 2026-07-17 84 0 Degree Mentions
EntityWeight StatusFirst Seen
Pete Hegseth 209 NEW
DOD 99 NEW
United States 38 NEW
Iran 38 NEW
Europe 37 NEW
Singapore 34 NEW
China 33 NEW
NATO 25 NEW
Washington 23 NEW
Donald Trump 22 NEW
White House 20 NEW
Middle East 12 NEW
WASHINGTON 12 NEW
Beijing 12 NEW
Strait of Hormuz 11 NEW
Bloomberg 10 NEW
Asia 10 NEW
Secretary 10 NEW
Brussels 9 NEW
AP 9 NEW
Senate 9 NEW
Democrats 9 NEW
Israel 8 NEW
Tehran 8 NEW
Congress 8 NEW
Prime Minister 7 NEW
Alphabet 7 NEW
President 6 NEW
France 6 NEW
Rubio 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 2026-07-17 ← Intelligence Network