Maryland State Treasurer’s Office (STO)

Client Background

The Maryland State Treasurer’s Office (STO) is a critical state agency responsible for managing Maryland’s financial assets, investments, insurance programs, and debt management operations. As a public-facing organization, STO relies on its website to deliver accurate information, ensure transparency, and provide accessible digital services to Maryland residents, businesses, and government stakeholders.

With the agency’s growth and expansion of digital services, the existing website required modernization, improved accessibility, and ongoing enhancements to support evolving operational and compliance needs.

Client Need

Objectives

The project aimed to:

Modernization of a WordPress-based website hosted on Microsoft Azure.
Limited internal resources to maintain, enhance, and secure the website.
Strict accessibility requirements, including compliance with Section 508.
Need for ongoing enhancements, plugin management, performance optimization, and content updates
Requirement for high availability, security, and scalability aligned with government IT standards
Seamless support for stakeholder-driven updates and workflows

Challenges

The STO website faced multiple operational and usability issues:

Aging website architecture that required modernization while remaining on the WordPress platform
Limited internal resources and technical bandwidth to manage ongoing enhancements, updates, and maintenance.
Strict accessibility and compliance requirements, including full adherence to Section 508 standards for public-sector websites.
Performance and reliability concerns due to increasing content, users, and functional complexity.
Need for frequent updates and enhancements driven by multiple internal stakeholders and evolving workflows.
Ongoing security and update management, including WordPress core, themes, plugins, and backups.

Our Solution

Infojini implemented a holistic modernization strategy focused on three pillars — accessibility, security, and usability.

User-Centered Redesign
- Conducted stakeholder sessions with Treasury leadership, IT administrators, and the public affairs team to define goals and content priorities.
- Designed a clean, mobile-first interface reflecting professionalism and trustworthiness.
- Simplified navigation by organizing content around the STO’s five primary functional areas — Debt Management, Banking Services, Investments, Insurance, and Publications.
Accessibility & Compliance
- Implemented WCAG 2.1 AA standards across templates, ensuring inclusive access for all users.
- Applied Section 508 compliance testing using WAVE, axe DevTools, and manual assistive testing with JAWS and NVDA.
- Remediated hundreds of financial reports and forms for screen reader compatibility.
Content Governance & CMS Implementation
- Migrated the legacy site into a secure, role-based WordPress CMS.
- Developed a content governance model that allows Treasury staff to manage updates through controlled workflows and version tracking.
- Integrated automated document archiving for aging reports to maintain site performance and organization.
Security & Hosting
- Deployed the website on a Maryland DoIT-approved hosting platform with SSL/TLS encryption and real-time monitoring.
- Configured Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to protect against common attack vectors.
- Automated security updates for core CMS and plugins.

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Realized Benefits

Infojini built a user-friendly portal that enables citizens, policymakers, and investors to quickly access state financial documents, all tagged, searchable, and accessible to screen readers.

Smart Document Archiving
A custom archival plugin automatically organizes historical financial data by fiscal year and category, reducing clutter while ensuring compliance with retention laws.

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