Network Insights Methodology Whitepaper Get Access

Pete Hegseth

PERSON Government / Department of Defense Momentum 10.7ML 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 serves as U.S. Secretary of Defense, leading the Department of Defense (2.9M active and reserve personnel, $820B budget). Recently held high-level talks in Israel on F-35 fighter jet capabilities and regional defense strategy amid Middle East tensions.

0.92
PSI ScorePlocamium Signal Index - composite z-score from 5 orthogonal signals: news frequency, targeted sentiment, graph centrality, regulatory filings, and clinical trial activity.
10.7
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.
59
ConnectionsDegree centrality - number of unique entities this entity co-occurs with in news signals and articles. Higher = more connected in the intelligence network.
Pete Hegseth is graph community structure is reorganizing around this entity — relationship patterns are changing (primary driver: Spectral Shift).
Connected Entities
Hegseth DOD United States Iran White House Donald Trump Washington Europe China Singapore NATO WASHINGTON Congress Strait of Hormuz Tehran
Watch This Entity
PSI Intelligence
30-Day Trend
2026-06-08 2026-07-08 61 0 Degree Mentions
Signal Decomposition
Attention Cascade
3.333
Narrative Drift
0.070
Spectral Shift
533.141
Sentiment-Momentum Divergence
0.000
Source Concentration
0.265
Signal
Pete Hegseth is graph community structure is reorganizing around this entity — relationship patterns are changing (primary driver: Spectral Shift).
Driver
Ranked #199 of 1193 in Government — above 83% of sector peers. PSI up 0.30 from yesterday (0.61 -> 0.92).
Action
Baseline conditions. Continue standard monitoring cadence.
Peer Comparison
199 of 1193
Sector Rank
+1.17
Peer Z-Score
83%
Sector Percentile
Predicted Links
Predicted ConnectionProbability
United Arab Emirates 0.999
DOJ 0.999
Qatar 0.997
Vance 0.976
Network Analysis
59 Degree Centrality
Ego Network (top connections)
Hegseth (weight 209.0)DOD (weight 157.0)United States (weight 106.0)Iran (weight 100.0)White House (weight 62.0)Donald Trump (weight 58.0)Washington (weight 50.0)Europe (weight 48.0) HegsethDODUnited StatesIranWhite HouseDonald TrumpWashingtonEurope Pete Hegseth (degree 59) Pete Hegseth
Centrality History
2026-06-08 2026-07-08 61 0 Degree Mentions
EntityWeight StatusFirst Seen
Hegseth 209 NEW
DOD 157 STABLE
United States 106 STABLE
Iran 100 STABLE
White House 62 STABLE
Donald Trump 58 STABLE
Washington 50 STABLE
Europe 48 STABLE
China 43 STABLE
Singapore 43 STABLE
NATO 38 STABLE
WASHINGTON 37 STABLE
Congress 37 STABLE
Strait of Hormuz 33 STABLE
Tehran 32 STABLE
Secretary 31 NEW
Middle East 28 STABLE
AP 25 STABLE
Capitol Hill 24 NEW
Marco Rubio 20 STABLE
of State 19 STABLE
President 16 STABLE
Bloomberg 16 STABLE
Senate 15 NEW
General 14 NEW
JD Vance 14 STABLE
Asia 13 STABLE
Israel 12 STRENGTHENED
Gulf 12 STABLE
Brussels 11 NEW
Article Coverage (0)
DateLaneTitle
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.

Request Access

Full PSI intelligence, network analysis, EDGAR filings, and predicted links require an access token.

Data as of 2026-07-08 ← Intelligence Network