Daily printout: Sept. 10

The Postal Service plans to introduce a standalone USPS Informed Delivery app later this year.

USPS Informed Delivery is a free feature that allows customers to preview their incoming letter-size mail and manage their package deliveries. Customers can access USPS Informed Delivery notifications from their email, on usps.com and through the USPS Mobile app.

The USPS Informed Delivery app will be available for Apple and Android devices and offer secure sign-in.

The app’s home screen will include a summary of the customer’s expected mail and packages.

The app will send notifications when the USPS Informed Delivery daily digest email is available and when there is an update on a package’s arrival.

Customers will be able to use the app to scan tracking numbers or label barcodes to find out the status of inbound or outbound packages.

The app is now being tested and is expected to launch nationwide in the fourth quarter of the calendar year.

The Postal Service wants to remind employees that flexible spending account funds can be used to pay for a variety of items.

Employees, their spouses and their dependents can use a health care flexible spending account (FSA) to pay for:

• Over-the-counter medications;

• Physical exams;

• Vaccinations;

• Dental and vision exams;

• Ice packs; and

• Adhesive bandages.

A dependent care FSA can be used for child care, before- and after-school care and day care.

The IRS determines which expenses can be reimbursed by an FSA.

The FSAFEDS website has a complete list of products and services that are eligible for reimbursement under an FSA.

The Postal Service wants to remind employees to perform their duties with integrity, including following the rules on impartiality.

This means employees should avoid working on matters that would be beneficial to their own interests or that of their relatives and friends.

For example, employees should not work on contracts, agreements, initiatives or projects that would likely affect the financial interests of a member of the employee’s household, a close relative or others — including friends, a business partner or a future employer.

Before working on a matter, an employee should ask themselves: Would a member of the public, with knowledge of the relevant facts, question the employee’s ability to remain impartial?

If so, the employee should not work on the matter and notify their supervisor immediately. The employee may have to recuse themselves from working on that matter and have that matter reassigned to another employee.

Employees who violate the federal ethics laws may face criminal prosecution as well as disciplinary action by the Postal Service, up to and including termination of employment.

For guidance on following the impartiality rules or other information, employees can email the Postal Service’s ethics helpline or call 202-268-6346.

Employees can also refer to the Ethics Blue page and download the ethics app, which is available through the USPS app store.