ARKANSAS: Arkansas’ Department of Workforce Services ( DWS) Director, Daryl Bassett leads one of the state’s largest agencies with an annual budget of $1.7 billion a significant portion coming from federal workforce programs.
Bassett was named to lead the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services in December 2014 after the election of Gov. As a Hutchinson. He formerly worked as division chief for the Department of Workforce Services, served as workforce services liaison for Gov. Mike Huckabee from 1999 to 2001, and served on the state Public Service Commission from 2001 to 2010.
He recently sat down with Talk Business & Politics and talked about his plans for restructuring the agency to be more responsive to the business community and the needs of the Arkansas workforce.
