Will the health crisis propel states' upgrade efforts or will the coming economic slowdown introduce years of delays to planned modernization efforts?

Appointed the state's first statewide information security chief in July, Evans has stepped down after four years with the state government.

Gov. Larry Hogan used an executive order to codify the state's chief information security officer role and create a new statewide cybersecurity agency.

The state is about halfway through building a cloud-based platform to support government agencies working with children, adults with disabilities and low-income residents.