N-CSR

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

Investment Company Act file number: 811-03196

Cash Reserve Fund, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154-0004

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 250-3220

Paul Schubert

60 Wall Street

New York, NY 10005

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Date of fiscal year end:	12/31
Date of reporting period:	12/31/2016

ITEM 1. REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS

December 31, 2016

Annual Report
to Shareholders

Deutsche Government Series

(formerly Cash Reserve Fund — Prime Series)

Contents

Deutsche
Government Series

3 Portfolio Management Review

8 Statement of Assets and Liabilities

9 Statement of Operations

10 Statements of Changes in Net Assets

11 Financial Highlights

13 Notes to Financial Statements

19 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

20 Information About Your Fund's Expenses

22 Tax Information

Government Cash Management Portfolio

24 Investment Portfolio

31 Statement of Assets and Liabilities

32 Statement of Operations

33 Statements of Changes in Net Assets

34 Financial Highlights

35 Notes to Financial Statements

40 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

41 Other Information

42 Advisory Agreement Board Considerations and Fee Evaluation

47 Board Members and Officers

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus. To obtain a summary prospectus, if available, or prospectus for any of our funds, visit deutschefunds.com. We advise you to consider the fund's objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The summary prospectus and prospectus contain this and other important information about the fund. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.

You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund's sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time. You should not rely on or expect the Advisor to enter into support agreements or take other actions to maintain the fund's $1.00 share price. The credit quality of the fund's holdings can change rapidly in certain markets, and the default of a single holding could have an adverse impact on the fund's share price. The fund's share price can also be negatively affected during periods of high redemption pressures and/or illiquid markets. The actions of a few large investors in one class of shares of the fund may have a significant adverse effect on the share prices of all classes of shares of the fund. See the prospectus for specific details regarding the fund's risk profile.

NOT FDIC/NCUA INSURED NO BANK GUARANTEE MAY LOSE VALUE  NOT A DEPOSIT NOT INSURED BY ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY

Portfolio Management Review (Unaudited)

Market Overview

All performance information below is historical and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal fluctuate, so your shares may be worth more or less when redeemed. Current performance may differ from performance data shown. Please visit deutscheliquidity.com/US for the fund's most recent month-end performance. The 7-day current yield refers to the income paid by the fund over a 7-day period expressed as an annual percentage rate of the fund's shares outstanding. Yields fluctuate and are not guaranteed.

Investment Objective

On May 1, 2016, the fund changed its name to Deutsche Government Series. The fund now operates as a government money market fund and seeks maximum current income to the extent consistent with stability of principal. The fund is a feeder fund that invests substantially all of its assets in a "master portfolio," the Government Cash Management Portfolio (formerly Cash Management Portfolio) (the "Portfolio"), which will invest directly in securities and other instruments. The Portfolio has the same investment objective and strategies as the fund.

Over the past 12 months ended December 31, 2016, rate levels within the money market yield curve — including short-term money market rates — fluctuated based on varying economic reports, investors’ interest rate expectations, geopolitical uncertainty and evolving U.S. Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) statements. In December 2015, the Fed had taken its first step in the normalization of U.S. short-term rates as the central bank raised the federal funds rate by 25 basis points. In May 2016, comments from Fed officials were seen as hawkish, and at least two rate hikes in 2016 seemed imminent. However, in June, the government’s non-farm payroll jobs report was extremely weak and short-term rates that had risen in anticipation of a federal funds rate increase came back down. In late June, the decision by British voters to leave the European Union shocked investors and rattled global markets. However, reassurances from central banks and the swift installation of a new British prime minister calmed investment markets. By the end of the third quarter, improved economic data had paved the way for an eventual Fed rate hike in December. Uncertainty regarding the U.S. presidential election rattled investment markets in the lead-up to November 8, but did not have a strong impact on short-term debt instruments. In the lead-up to the SEC’s money market reform, enacted in mid-October, a gradual transfer of approximately $1 trillion in assets from prime money market funds to government money funds took place, which caused the money market yield curve to steepen dramatically. The transfer, although orderly, created a squeeze on short-term government money market supply and drove down the yields of short-term government securities.

Fund Performance (as of December 31, 2016) Performance is historical and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund's sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.
7-Day Current Yield
Cash Reserves Government Shares December 31, 2016	.01%*
December 31, 2015	.01%*
Cash Reserves Government Institutional Shares December 31, 2016	.06%*
December 31, 2015	.10%*
* The investment advisor has agreed to waive fees/reimburse expenses. Without such fee waivers/expense reimbursements, the 7-day current yield would have been lower. Yields are historical, will fluctuate and do not guarantee future performance. The 7-day current yield refers to the income paid by the portfolio over a 7-day period expressed as an annual percentage rate of the fund's shares outstanding. Please visit our Web site at deutscheliquidity.com/US for the product's most recent month-end performance.

Positive Contributors to Fund Performance

We were able to maintain a competitive yield for the fund during the annual period ended December 31, 2016. With government money market yields at increasingly low levels, the fund held a large percentage of portfolio assets in agency and Treasury floating-rate securities linked to LIBOR to take advantage of an incremental rise in those rates. At the same time, the fund invested in overnight agency repurchase agreements for liquidity and looked for yield opportunities from six-month agency and Treasury securities.

Negative Contributors to Fund Performance

The securities that the fund invested in had shorter maturities than securities that carry more interest rate risk. We preferred to be cautious during a time of market uncertainty. In the end this cost the fund some yield, but we believe that this represented a prudent approach to preserving principal.

Outlook and Positioning

Within government money markets, we believe that heavy demand will persist and that near-term supply will be variable. In the weeks leading up to the March 15, 2017 deadline for the U.S. government's debt ceiling to be raised, short-term Treasury supply could potentially by reduced by $200 billion if an increase in the debt ceiling is not passed by Congress. In anticipation of the deadline, the Treasury Department has been scaling back its Treasury bill auctions to investors. We think that Congress will likely raise the debt ceiling, and that following the deadline, the Treasury Department will ramp up short-term Treasury supply and relieve some of the downward pressure on government money market yields. In addition, our current forecast is for the federal funds rate to be raised two to three additional times during 2017, which should create some upward pressure on short-term rates.

We continue our insistence on the highest credit quality within the fund. We also plan to maintain our conservative investment strategies and standards under the current market conditions. We continue to apply a careful approach to investing on behalf of the fund and to seek competitive yield for our shareholders.

Portfolio Management Team

A group of investment professionals is responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund. These investment professionals have a broad range of experience managing money market funds.

The views expressed reflect those of the portfolio management team only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. The management team's views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions and should not be construed as a recommendation. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk.

Terms to Know

The yield curve is a graphical representation of how yields on bonds of different maturities compare. Normally, yield curves slant up, as bonds with longer maturities typically offer higher yields than short-term bonds.

A basis point is equal to one hundredth of a percentage point and is often used to illustrate differences and changes in fixed-income yields.

Floating-rate securities are debt instruments with floating-rate coupons that generally reset every 30 to 90 days. While floating-rate securities are senior to equity and fixed-income securities, there is no guaranteed return of principal in case of default. Floating-rate issues often have less interest-rate risk than other fixed-income investments. Floating-rate securities are most often secured assets, generally senior to a company's secured debt, and can be transferred to debt holders, resulting in potential downside risk.

LIBOR, or the London Interbank Offered Rate, is a widely used benchmark for short-term taxable interest rates.

A repurchase agreement, or "overnight repo," is an agreement between a seller and a buyer, usually of government securities, where the seller agrees to repurchase the securities at a given price and usually at a stated time. Repos are widely used money market instruments that serve as an interest-bearing, short-term "parking place" for large sums of money.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

as of December 31, 2016
Assets
Investment in Government Cash Management Portfolio, at value	$ 122,912,689
Receivable for Fund shares sold	14,457
Due from Advisor	5,677
Other assets	16,892
Total assets	122,949,715
Liabilities
Payable for Fund shares redeemed	10
Distributions payable	1,273
Accrued Directors' fees	1,890
Other accrued expenses and payables	96,643
Total liabilities	99,816
Net assets, at value	$ 122,849,899
Net Assets Consist of
Undistributed net investment income	62,787
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)	73,328
Paid-in capital	122,713,784
Net assets, at value	$ 122,849,899
Net Asset Value
Cash Reserve Government Shares Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($72,395,785 ÷ 72,450,288 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value, 9,000,000,000 shares authorized)	$ 1.00
Cash Reserve Government Institutional Shares Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($50,454,114  ÷ 50,492,107 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value, 3,200,000,000 shares authorized)	$ 1.00

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Statement of Operations

for the year ended December 31, 2016
Investment Income
Income and expenses allocated from Government Cash Management Portfolio: Interest	$ 2,673,758
Expenses*	(672,276)
Net investment income allocated from Government Cash Management Portfolio	2,001,482
Expenses: Administration fee	624,118
Services to shareholders	355,913
Distribution and service fees	1,437,388
Professional fees	42,367
Reports to shareholders	49,981
Registration fees	143,324
Directors' fees and expenses	6,445
Other	46,536
Total expenses before expense reductions	2,706,072
Expense reductions	(1,022,740)
Total expenses after expense reductions	1,683,332
Net investment income	318,150
Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Government Cash Management Portfolio	73,328
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations	$ 391,478

* Net of $326,120 Advisor reimbursement allocated from Government Cash Management Portfolio for the year ended December 31, 2016.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets	Years Ended December 31,
	2016	2015
Operations: Net investment income	$ 318,150	$ 94,407
Net realized gain (loss)	73,328	19,690
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations	391,478	114,097
Distributions to shareholders from: Net investment income: Cash Reserve Government Shares	(45,568)	(59,589)
Cash Reserve Government Institutional Shares	(271,022)	(36,178)
Net realized gains: Cash Reserve Government Shares	—	(8,395)
Cash Reserve Government Institutional Shares	—	(3,305)
Total distributions	(316,590)	(107,467)
Fund share transactions: Proceeds from shares sold	1,144,012,889	2,216,900,616
Reinvestment of distributions	206,090	88,783
Payments for shares redeemed	(2,003,111,223)	(2,138,084,726)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions	(858,892,244)	78,904,673
Increase (decrease) in net assets	(858,817,356)	78,911,303
Net assets at beginning of period	981,667,255	902,755,952
Net assets at end of period (including undistributed net investment income of $62,787 and $41,536, respectively)	$ 122,849,899	$ 981,667,255

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Financial Highlights

Cash Reserve Government Shares
	Years Ended December 31,
	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012
Selected Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period	$ 1.00	$ 1.00	$ 1.00	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Income from investment operations: Net investment income	.000*	.000*	.000*	.000*	.000*
Net realized gain (loss)	.000*	.000*	.000*	.000*	.000*
Total from investment operations	.000*	.000*	.000*	.000*	.000*
Less distributions from: Net investment income	(.000)*	(.000)*	(.000)*	(.000)*	(.000)*
Net realized gains	—	(.000)*	(.000)*	(.000)*	(.000)*
Total distributions	(.000)*	(.000)*	(.000)*	(.000)*	(.000)*
Net asset value, end of period	$ 1.00	$ 1.00	$ 1.00	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Total Return (%)a	.01	.01	.01	.01	.01
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period ($ millions)	72	743	629	652	659
Ratio of expenses before expense reductions, including expenses allocated from Government Cash Management Portfolio (%)	.69	.69	.70	.68	.68
Ratio of expenses after expense reductions, including expenses allocated from Government Cash Management Portfolio (%)	.42	.24	.18	.21	.28
Ratio of net investment income (%)	.01	.01	.01	.01	.01
a Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced. * Amount is less than $.0005.

Cash Reserve Government Institutional Shares
	Years Ended December 31,
	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012
Selected Per Share Data
Net asset value, beginning of period	$ 1.00	$ 1.00	$ 1.00	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Income from investment operations: Net investment income	.001	.000*	.000*	.000*	.000*
Net realized gain (loss)	.000*	.000*	.000*	.000*	.000*
Total from investment operations	.001	.000*	.000*	.000*	.000*
Less distributions from: Net investment income	(.001)	(.000)*	(.000)*	(.000)*	(.000)*
Net realized gains	—	(.000)*	(.000)*	(.000)*	(.000)*
Total distributions	(.001)	(.000)*	(.000)*	(.000)*	(.000)*
Net asset value, end of period	$ 1.00	$ 1.00	$ 1.00	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Total Return (%)a	.13	.02	.01	.01	.02
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period ($ millions)	50	238	274	189	247
Ratio of expenses before expense reductions, including expenses allocated from Government Cash Management Portfolio (%)	.33	.31	.31	.30	.30
Ratio of expenses after expense reductions, including expenses allocated from Government Cash Management Portfolio (%)	.27	.23	.18	.21	.27
Ratio of net investment income (%)	.16	.01	.01	.01	.02
a Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced. * Amount is less than $.0005.

Notes to Financial Statements

A. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Deutsche Government Series (formerly Cash Reserve Fund — Prime Series) (the "Fund") is a diversified series of Cash Reserve Fund, Inc., (the "Corporation") which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as a diversified, open-end management investment company and is organized as a corporation under the laws of the state of Maryland.

The Fund is a feeder fund that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing substantially all of its investable assets in a master portfolio, the Government Cash Management Portfolio (formerly Cash Management Portfolio) (the "Portfolio"), an open-end management investment company registered under the 1940 Act and organized as a New York trust advised by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. ("DIMA" or the "Advisor"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG. A master/feeder fund structure is one in which a fund (a "feeder fund"), instead of investing directly in a portfolio of securities, invests most or all of its investment assets in a separate registered investment company (the "master fund") with substantially the same investment objective and policies as the feeder fund. Such a structure permits the pooling of assets of two or more feeder funds, preserving separate identities or distribution channels at the feeder fund level. At December 31, 2016, the Fund owned approximately 1% of the Portfolio.

The Fund offers two classes of shares to investors: Cash Reserve Government Shares (formerly Cash Reserve Prime Shares) ("Government Shares") and Cash Reserve Government Institutional Shares (formerly Cash Reserve Prime Institutional Shares) ("Government Institutional Shares").

Investment income, realized gains and losses, and certain fund-level expenses and expense reductions, if any, were borne pro rata on the basis of relative net assets by the holders of all classes of shares, except that each class bears certain expenses unique to that class such as distribution and service fees, services to shareholders and certain other class-specific expenses. Differences in class-level expenses may result in payment of different per share dividends by class. All shares of the Fund have equal rights with respect to voting subject to class-specific arrangements.

The Fund's financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") which require the use of management estimates. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund qualifies as an investment company under Topic 946 of Accounting Standards Codification of U.S. GAAP. The policies described below are followed consistently by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The financial statements of the Portfolio, including the Investment Portfolio, are contained elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund's financial statements.

Security Valuation. The Fund records its investment in the Portfolio at value, which reflects its proportionate interest in the net assets of the Portfolio. Valuation of the securities held by the Portfolio is discussed in the notes to the Portfolio's financial statements included elsewhere in this report.

Disclosure about the classification of fair value measurements is included in a table following the Portfolio's investment Portfolio.

Federal Income Taxes. The Fund's policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, which are applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income to its shareholders.

The Fund has reviewed the tax positions for the open tax years as of December 31, 2016 and has determined that no provision for income tax and/or uncertain tax provisions is required in the Fund's financial statements. The Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal periods/years remain open subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

Distribution of Income and Gains. Net investment income of the Fund is declared as a daily dividend and is distributed to shareholders monthly. The Fund may take into account capital gains and losses in its daily dividend declarations. The Fund may also make additional distributions for tax purposes if necessary.

Permanent book and tax differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to paid in capital. Temporary book and tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period. There were no significant book to tax differences for the Fund.

At December 31, 2016, the Fund's components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

Undistributed ordinary income* $ 136,115

In addition, the tax character of the distributions was characterized as follows:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2016	2015
Distributions from ordinary income*	$ 316,590	$ 107,467

* For tax purposes, short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

Contingencies. In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet been made. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Other. The Fund receives an allocation of the Portfolio's net investment income and net realized gains and losses in proportion to its investment in the Portfolio. Expenses directly attributed to a fund are charged to that fund, while expenses which are attributable to the Corporation are allocated among the Funds in the Corporation on the basis of relative net assets.

B. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates

Management Agreement. Under the Investment Management Agreement with Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. ("DIMA" or the "Advisor"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, the Advisor serves as the investment manager to the Fund. The Advisor receives a management fee from the Portfolio pursuant to the master/feeder structure listed above in Note A.

Administration Fee. Pursuant to an Administrative Services Agreement, DIMA provides most administrative services to the Fund. For all services provided under the Administrative Services Agreement, the Fund pays the Advisor an annual fee ("Administration Fee") of 0.10% of the Fund's average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly.

For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Administration Fee was $624,118, of which $10,412 is unpaid.

Service Provider Fees. Deutsche AM Service Company ("DSC"), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the transfer agent, dividend-paying agent and shareholder service agent for the Fund. Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement between DSC and DST Systems, Inc. ("DST"). DSC has delegated certain transfer agent, dividend-paying agent and shareholder service agent functions to DST. DSC compensates DST out of the shareholder servicing fee it receives from the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the amounts charged to the Fund by DSC were as follows:

	Total Aggregated	Waived	Unpaid at December 31, 2016
Cash Reserve Government Shares	$ 321,552	$ —	$ 16,848
Cash Reserve Government Institutional Shares	24,255	1,858	1,682
	$ 345,807	$ 1,858	$ 18,530

Distribution and Service Fees. Deutsche AM Distributors, Inc. ("DDI") is the Fund's Distributor. The Fund pays the Distributor an annual fee, pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan, based on its average daily net assets, which is calculated daily and payable monthly at 0.25% of Government Shares average daily net assets. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Distribution Fee was as follows:

	Total Aggregated	Waived	Annual Effective Rate
Cash Reserve Government Shares	$ 1,122,960	$ 1,020,882	.02%

The Fund pays the Distributor a shareholder servicing fee based on the average daily net assets which is calculated daily and paid monthly at a rate of 0.07% of Government Shares. The Distributor uses this fee to compensate third parties that provide shareholder services to their clients who own shares. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the shareholder servicing fee was as follows:

	Total Aggregated	Unpaid at December 31, 2016	Annual Effective Rate
Cash Reserve Government Shares	$ 314,428	$ 4,245	.07%

Typesetting and Filing Service Fees. Under an agreement with DIMA, DIMA is compensated for providing typesetting and certain regulatory filing services to the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the amount charged to the Fund by DIMA included in Statement of Operations under "Reports to shareholders" aggregated $16,085, of which $6,066 is unpaid.

Directors' Fees and Expenses. The Fund paid retainer fees to each Director not affiliated with the Advisor, plus specified amounts to the Board Chairperson and Vice Chairperson and to each committee Chairperson.

C. Concentration of Ownership

From time to time, the Fund may have a concentration of several shareholder accounts holding a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact on the Fund.

At December 31, 2016, there was one shareholder account that held approximately 12% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

D. Share Transactions

The following table summarizes share and dollar activity in the Fund:

	Year Ended December 31, 2016		Year Ended December 31, 2015
	Shares	Dollars	Shares	Dollars
Shares sold
Cash Reserve Government Shares	401,612,266	$ 401,612,266	940,683,269	$ 940,683,269
Cash Reserve Government Institutional Shares	742,400,623	742,400,623	1,276,217,347	1,276,217,347
		$ 1,144,012,889		$ 2,216,900,616
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions
Cash Reserve Government Shares	40,031	$ 40,031	61,814	$ 61,814
Cash Reserve Government Institutional Shares	166,059	166,059	26,969	26,969
		$ 206,090		$ 88,783
Shares redeemed
Cash Reserve Government Shares	(1,072,500,024)	$ (1,072,500,024)	(826,670,114)	$ (826,670,114)
Cash Reserve Government Institutional Shares	(930,611,199)	(930,611,199)	(1,311,414,612)	(1,311,414,612)
		$ (2,003,111,223)		$ (2,138,084,726)
Net increase (decrease)
Cash Reserve Government Shares	(670,847,727)	$ (670,847,727)	114,074,969	$ 114,074,969
Cash Reserve Government Institutional Shares	(188,044,517)	(188,044,517)	(35,170,296)	(35,170,296)
		$ (858,892,244)		$ 78,904,673

E. Fund Liquidation

Upon the recommendation of the Advisor, the Fund’s Board of Directors has authorized the Fund’s termination and liquidation, effective on or about April 21, 2017 (the "Liquidation Date"). Accordingly, the Fund will redeem all of its outstanding shares on the Liquidation Date. Effective March 6, 2017, in connection with the liquidation, the Fund will be closed to investments for new accounts.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors of Cash Reserve Fund, Inc. and Shareholders of Deutsche Government Series:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Deutsche Government Series (formerly Cash Reserve Fund — Prime Series) (the "Fund") as of December 31, 2016, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities as of December 31, 2016 by correspondence with the transfer agent, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Boston, Massachusetts
February 24, 2017 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Information About Your Fund's Expenses

As an investor of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: ongoing expenses and transaction costs. Ongoing expenses include management fees and other Fund expenses. Examples of transaction costs include account maintenance fees, which are not shown in this section. The following tables are intended to help you understand your ongoing expenses (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these expenses with the ongoing expenses of investing in other mutual funds. In the most recent six-month period, the Fund limited these expenses; had it not done so, expenses would have been higher. The example in the table is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016).

The tables illustrate your Fund's expenses in two ways:

— Actual Fund Return. This helps you estimate the actual dollar amount of ongoing expenses (but not transaction costs) paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund using the Fund's actual return during the period. To estimate the expenses you paid over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line under the share class you hold.

— Hypothetical 5% Fund Return. This helps you to compare your Fund's ongoing expenses (but not transaction costs) with those of other mutual funds using the Fund's actual expense ratio and a hypothetical rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. Examples using a 5% hypothetical fund return may be found in the shareholder reports of other mutual funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period.

Please note that the expenses shown in these tables are meant to highlight your ongoing expenses only and do not reflect any transaction costs. The "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line of the tables is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help you determine the relative total expense of owning different funds. If these transaction costs had been included, your costs would have been higher.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment for the six months ended December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
Actual Fund Return*	Cash Reserve Government Shares	Cash Reserve Government Institutional Shares
Beginning Account Value 7/1/16	$ 1,000.00	$ 1,000.00
Ending Account Value 12/31/16	$ 1,000.06	$ 1,000.42
Expenses Paid per $1,000**	$ 1.96	$ 1.46
Hypothetical 5% Fund Return*
Beginning Account Value 7/1/16	$ 1,000.00	$ 1,000.00
Ending Account Value 12/31/16	$ 1,023.18	$ 1,023.68
Expenses Paid per $1,000**	$ 1.98	$ 1.48

* Expenses include amounts allocated proportionally from the master portfolio.

** Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio for each share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 (the number of days in the most recent six-month period), then divided by 366.

Annualized Expense Ratios	Cash Reserve Government Shares	Cash Reserve Government Institutional Shares
Deutsche Government Series	.39%	.29%

For more information, please refer to the Fund's prospectus.

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Tax Information (Unaudited)

A total of 36.13% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year was derived from interest on U.S. government securities, which is generally exempt from state income tax.

Please contact a tax advisor if you have questions about federal or state income tax laws, or on how to prepare your tax returns. If you have specific questions about your account, please call (800) 728-3337.

(The following financial statements of the Government Cash Management Portfolio should be read in conjunction with the Fund's financial statements.)

Investment Portfolio as of December 31, 2016

		Principal Amount ($)	Value ($)
Government & Agency Obligations 54.0%
U.S. Government Sponsored Agencies 50.8%
Federal Farm Credit Bank:
	0.569%**, 4/10/2017	50,000,000	49,923,000
	0.719%*, 2/8/2017	15,000,000	15,000,000
	0.719%*, 4/20/2018	90,000,000	89,993,809
	0.724%*, 3/8/2017	40,000,000	39,999,617
	0.756%*, 6/20/2017	75,000,000	75,000,000
	0.786%*, 8/27/2018	75,000,000	74,990,348
	0.801%*, 8/29/2017	10,000,000	10,005,118
	0.819%*, 3/8/2018	30,000,000	29,998,171
	0.824%*, 3/22/2017	94,000,000	93,998,906
	0.826%*, 10/27/2017	100,000,000	100,000,000
	0.836%*, 2/28/2017	130,000,000	129,999,463
	0.854%*, 9/21/2017	80,000,000	80,000,000
	0.856%*, 12/5/2018	50,000,000	50,000,000
	0.859%*, 6/20/2018	40,000,000	40,000,000
Federal Home Loan Bank:
	0.3%**, 1/5/2017	50,000,000	49,998,361
	0.356%**, 1/18/2017	100,000,000	99,983,472
	0.361%**, 1/18/2017	138,325,000	138,301,811
	0.417%**, 3/1/2017	60,000,000	59,959,683
	0.455%*, 5/4/2017	48,250,000	48,250,000
	0.458%**, 1/13/2017	54,000,000	53,991,900
	0.458%**, 2/2/2017	34,000,000	33,986,400
	0.458%**, 2/10/2017	60,000,000	59,970,000
	0.468%**, 2/1/2017	50,000,000	49,980,195
	0.469%*, 5/8/2017	100,000,000	100,000,000
	0.483%**, 2/8/2017	40,000,000	39,979,944
	0.488%**, 1/27/2017	112,000,000	111,961,173
	0.493%**, 1/25/2017	35,000,000	34,988,683
	0.494%*, 5/10/2017	50,000,000	50,000,000
	0.554%**, 3/22/2017	38,500,000	38,453,372
	0.566%*, 4/19/2017	100,000,000	100,000,000
	0.569%**, 3/15/2017	13,000,000	12,985,238
	0.569%**, 4/5/2017	20,000,000	19,970,756
	0.585%**, 3/16/2017	137,000,000	136,838,073
	0.59%**, 5/12/2017	28,500,000	28,439,849
	0.624%*, 3/8/2018	105,000,000	105,000,000
	0.661%**, 5/23/2017	47,000,000	46,879,497
	0.671%*, 5/18/2017	106,000,000	106,000,000
	0.719%*, 5/8/2017	25,000,000	25,000,000
	0.726%*, 8/18/2017	160,000,000	159,853,549
	0.771%*, 5/30/2018	102,000,000	102,000,000
	0.773%*, 3/19/2018	95,000,000	95,000,000
	0.783%*, 4/5/2017	100,000,000	100,000,000
	0.806%*, 11/17/2017	126,550,000	126,512,043
	0.807%*, 10/30/2017	50,000,000	49,998,161
	0.823%*, 2/8/2017	110,000,000	110,007,081
	0.839%*, 2/22/2017	20,000,000	20,006,793
	0.9%*, 8/28/2017	285,000,000	284,981,195
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:
	0.32%**, 1/5/2017	23,500,000	23,499,178
	0.346%**, 1/18/2017	113,199,000	113,180,825
	0.366%**, 2/6/2017	60,000,000	59,978,400
	0.376%**, 2/13/2017	75,000,000	74,966,854
	0.376%**, 2/14/2017	35,000,000	34,984,172
	0.396%*, 4/11/2017	130,000,000	130,000,000
	0.397%**, 1/19/2017	43,500,000	43,491,518
	0.442%**, 2/3/2017	25,000,000	24,990,031
	0.447%**, 2/6/2017	75,000,000	74,967,000
	0.458%**, 5/3/2017	100,000,000	99,847,500
	0.463%**, 2/17/2017	45,000,000	44,973,269
	0.478%**, 3/1/2017	125,000,000	124,903,715
	0.478%**, 4/6/2017	35,000,000	34,956,590
	0.478%**, 4/7/2017	80,000,000	79,899,733
	0.483%**, 3/3/2017	54,000,000	53,956,538
	0.488%**, 5/1/2017	75,000,000	74,880,000
	0.489%*, 5/8/2017	140,000,000	140,000,000
	0.508%**, 4/25/2017	45,000,000	44,928,750
	0.508%**, 5/16/2017	150,000,000	149,718,750
	0.508%**, 5/17/2017	9,000,000	8,983,000
	0.519%**, 4/21/2017	70,000,000	69,890,917
	0.534%**, 5/5/2017	38,096,000	38,027,110
	0.559%**, 5/18/2017	45,000,000	44,905,813
	0.567%*, 5/16/2017	100,000,000	100,000,000
	0.632%*, 7/24/2018	80,000,000	80,000,000
	0.716%*, 2/22/2018	94,000,000	94,000,000
	0.874%*, 7/21/2017	60,000,000	59,996,601
	0.914%*, 12/21/2017	133,500,000	133,500,000
	0.971%*, 3/8/2018	65,000,000	65,000,000
Federal National Mortgage Association:
	0.325%**, 1/4/2017	87,500,000	87,497,667
	0.417%**, 1/3/2017	96,500,000	96,497,802
	0.417%**, 2/1/2017	55,000,000	54,980,582
	0.442%**, 2/1/2017	68,000,000	67,974,528
	0.759%*, 7/20/2017	80,000,000	79,997,780
	0.944%*, 3/21/2018	100,000,000	100,022,107
			6,087,582,391
U.S. Treasury Obligations 3.2%
U.S. Treasury Bills:
	0.376%**, 2/9/2017	28,000,000	27,988,777
	0.428%**, 1/19/2017	95,000,000	94,980,002
	0.428%**, 1/19/2017	12,000,000	11,997,420
	0.437%**, 1/19/2017	83,000,000	82,982,155
	0.498%**, 3/23/2017	65,000,000	64,928,338
	0.525%**, 3/9/2017	50,000,000	49,951,983
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Note, 0.63%*, 4/30/2017		25,000,000	24,991,678
U.S. Treasury Note, 0.875%, 2/28/2017		22,000,000	22,013,054
			379,833,407
Total Government & Agency Obligations (Cost $6,467,415,798)			6,467,415,798
Repurchase Agreements 39.9%
Barclays Capital PLC, 0.5%, dated 12/30/2016, to be repurchased at $15,000,833 on 1/3/2017 (a)		15,000,000	15,000,000
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., 0.51%, dated 12/30/2016, to be repurchased at $170,009,633 on 1/3/2017 (b)		170,000,000	170,000,000
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 0.5%, dated 12/30/2016, to be repurchased at $3,500,194,444 on 1/3/2017 (c)		3,500,000,000	3,500,000,000
HSBC Securities, Inc., 0.45%, dated 12/30/2016, to be repurchased at $440,022,000 on 1/3/2017 (d)		440,000,000	440,000,000
JPMorgan Securities, Inc., 0.52%, dated 12/30/2016, to be repurchased at $100,005,778 on 1/3/2017 (e)		100,000,000	100,000,000
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 0.5%, dated 12/30/2016, to be repurchased at $56,903,161 on 1/3/2017 (f)		56,900,000	56,900,000
Nomura Securities International, 0.51%, dated 12/30/2016, to be repurchased at $353,020,003 on 1/3/2017 (g)		353,000,000	353,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank, 0.5%, dated 12/30/2016, to be repurchased at $138,007,667 on 1/3/2017 (h)		138,000,000	138,000,000
Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $4,772,900,000)			4,772,900,000

	% of Net Assets	Value ($)
Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $11,240,315,798)†	93.9	11,240,315,798
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net	6.1	734,616,953
Net Assets	100.0	11,974,932,751

* Floating rate securities' yields vary with a designated market index or market rate, such as the coupon-equivalent of the U.S. Treasury Bill rate. These securities are shown at their current rate as of December 31, 2016.

** Annualized yield at time of purchase; not a coupon rate.

^† The cost for federal income tax purposes was $11,240,315,798.

(a) Collateralized by:

Principal Amount ($)	Security	Rate (%)	Maturity Date	Collateral Value ($)
72,285	U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed STRIPS	Zero Coupon	4/15/2018– 4/15/2028	74,489
30,034,320	U.S. Treasury STRIPS	Zero Coupon	5/15/2017– 2/15/2045	15,225,511
Total Collateral Value				15,300,000

(b) Collateralized by $175,290,600 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.75%, maturing on 3/31/2022 with a value of $173,400,091.

(c) Collateralized by:

Principal Amount ($)	Security	Rate (%)	Maturity Date	Collateral Value ($)
1,030,390,200	U.S. Treasury Bonds	3.875–6.125	11/15/2027–8/15/2040	1,288,940,376
2,188,482,600	U.S. Treasury Notes	2.0–3.125	5/15/2021– 11/15/2021	2,211,254,139
Total Collateral Value				3,500,194,515

(d) Collateralized by:

Principal Amount ($)	Security	Rate (%)	Maturity Date	Collateral Value ($)
135,434,200	U.S. Treasury Bonds	2.5–4.5	8/15/2039– 2/15/2046	155,423,601
291,838,100	U.S. Treasury Notes	0.75–1.625	10/31/2017–8/31/2019	293,378,771
Total Collateral Value				448,802,372

(e) Collateralized by $98,673,060 Federal National Mortgage Association, with the various coupon rates from 3.0–5.0%, with various maturity dates of 12/1/2020–2/1/2043 with a value of $102,002,606.

(f) Collateralized by $59,811,300 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.25%, maturing on 10/31/2021 with a value of $58,038,004.

(g) Collateralized by:

Principal Amount ($)	Security	Rate (%)	Maturity Date	Collateral Value ($)
43,478,058	Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.	3.0–6.0	4/1/2021– 1/1/2047	46,024,590
204,645,545	Federal National Mortgage Association	3.0–6.0	3/1/2018– 1/1/2047	211,737,478
38,341,908	Government National Mortgage Association	3.0–9.0	2/15/2020– 11/20/2046	40,051,720
1,000	U.S. Treasury Bill	Zero Coupon	2/2/2017	1,000
184,700	U.S. Treasury Bond	5.375	2/15/2031	248,639
64,026,800	U.S. Treasury Notes	1.125–1.375	8/31/2021– 8/31/2023	61,996,529
100	U.S. Treasury STRIPS	Zero Coupon	8/15/2042	44
Total Collateral Value				360,060,000

(h) Collateralized by $140,188,678 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., with the various coupon rates from 3.0–3.5%, with various maturity dates of 10/1/2046–12/1/2046 with a value of $140,760,001.

STRIPS: Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal Securities

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio's investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels. Level 1 includes quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risk). Level 3 includes significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Securities held by the Portfolio are reflected as Level 2 because the securities are valued at amortized cost (which approximates fair value) and, accordingly, the inputs used to determine value are not quoted prices in an active market.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2016 in valuing the Portfolio's investments. For information on the Portfolio's policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note A in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Assets	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Total
Investments in Securities (i)	$ —	$ 6,467,415,798	$ —	$ 6,467,415,798
Repurchase Agreements	—	4,772,900,000	—	4,772,900,000
Total	$ —	$ 11,240,315,798	$ —	$ 11,240,315,798

There have been no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the year ended December 31, 2016.

(i) See Investment Portfolio for additional detailed categorizations.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

as of December 31, 2016
Assets
Investments in non-affiliated securities, valued at amortized cost	$ 6,467,415,798
Repurchase agreements, valued at amortized cost	4,772,900,000
Investments in securities, at value (cost $11,240,315,798)	11,240,315,798
Cash	733,237,639
Interest receivable	2,132,539
Other assets	530,834
Total assets	11,976,216,810
Liabilities
Accrued management fee	514,778
Accrued Trustees' fees	190,325
Other accrued expenses and payables	578,956
Total liabilities	1,284,059
Net assets, at value	$ 11,974,932,751

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Statement of Operations

for the year ended December 31, 2016
Investment Income
Income: Interest	$ 54,208,184
Other income	65,697
Total income	54,273,881
Expenses: Management fee	14,355,667
Administration fee	3,774,703
Custodian fee	183,954
Professional fees	283,418
Reports to shareholders	53,673
Trustees' fees and expenses	877,210
Other	403,736
Total expenses before expense reductions	19,932,361
Expense reductions	(6,573,295)
Total expenses after expense reductions	13,359,066
Net investment income	40,914,815
Net realized gain (loss) from investments	982,819
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations	$ 41,897,634

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets	Years Ended December 31,
	2016	2015
Operations: Net investment income	$ 40,914,815	$ 21,078,050
Net realized gain (loss)	982,819	452,645
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations	41,897,634	21,530,695
Capital transactions in shares of beneficial interest: Proceeds from capital invested	58,926,868,323	317,351,519,324
Value of capital withdrawn	(65,014,865,274)	(319,269,518,924)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions in shares of beneficial interest	(6,087,996,951)	(1,917,999,600)
Increase (decrease) in net assets	(6,046,099,317)	(1,896,468,905)
Net assets at beginning of period	18,021,032,068	19,917,500,973
Net assets at end of period	$ 11,974,932,751	$ 18,021,032,068

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Financial Highlights

	Years Ended December 31,
	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period ($ millions)	11,975	18,021	19,918	20,214	24,810
Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%)	.16	.17	.17	.16	.17
Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%)	.11	.14	.14	.14	.14
Ratio of net investment income (%)	.32	.11	.05	.08	.14
Total Return (%)a,b	.32	.11	.05	.08	.14
a Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced. b Total return for the Portfolio was derived from the performance of Deutsche Government Cash Reserves Fund Institutional.

Notes to Financial Statements

A. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Government Cash Management Portfolio (formerly Cash Management Portfolio) (the "Portfolio") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company organized as a New York trust.

The Portfolio is a master fund. A master/feeder fund structure is one in which a fund (a "feeder fund"), instead of investing directly in a portfolio of securities, invests most or all of its investment assets in a separate registered investment company (the "master fund") with substantially the same investment objective and policies as the feeder fund. Such a structure permits the pooling of assets of two or more feeder funds, preserving separate identities or distribution channels at the feeder fund level. The Portfolio may have several feeder funds, including affiliated Deutsche feeder funds and unaffiliated feeder funds; with a significant ownership percentage of the Portfolio's net assets. Investment activities of these feeder funds could have a material impact on the Portfolio. As of December 31, 2016, Deutsche Government Cash Management Fund, Deutsche Government Cash Reserves Fund Institutional, Deutsche Government Series and Deutsche Government Money Market Series owned approximately 17%, 3%, 1% and 76%, respectively, of the Portfolio.

The Portfolio's financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") which require the use of management estimates. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund qualifies as an investment company under Topic 946 of Accounting Standards Codification of U.S. GAAP. The policies described below are followed consistently by the Portfolio in the preparation of its financial statements.

Security Valuation. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio's investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels. Level 1 includes quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risk). Level 3 includes significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Securities held by the Portfolio are reflected as Level 2 because the securities are valued at amortized cost (which approximates fair value) and, accordingly, the inputs used to determine value are not quoted prices in an active market.

The Portfolio values all securities utilizing the amortized cost method permitted in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act and certain conditions therein. Under this method, which does not take into account unrealized capital gains or losses on securities, an instrument is initially valued at its cost and thereafter assumes a constant accretion/amortization rate to maturity of any discount or premium. Securities held by the Portfolio are reflected as Level 2 because the securities are valued at amortized cost (which approximates fair value) and, accordingly, the inputs used to determine value are not quoted prices in an active market.

Repurchase Agreements. The Portfolio may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement, with certain banks and broker/dealers whereby the Portfolio, through its custodian or a sub-custodian bank, receives delivery of the underlying securities, the amount of which at the time of purchase and each subsequent business day is required to be maintained at such a level that the value is equal to at least the principal amount of the repurchase price plus accrued interest. The custodian bank or another designated subcustodian holds the collateral in a separate account until the agreement matures. If the value of the securities falls below the principal amount of the repurchase agreement plus accrued interest, the financial institution deposits additional collateral by the following business day. If the financial institution either fails to deposit the required additional collateral or fails to repurchase the securities as agreed, the Portfolio has the right to sell the securities and recover any resulting loss from the financial institution. If the financial institution enters into bankruptcy, the Portfolio's claims on the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

As of December 31, 2016, the Portfolio held repurchase agreements with a gross value of $4,772,900,000. The value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreements at period end. The detail of the related collateral is included in the footnotes following the Portfolio's Investment Portfolio.

Federal Income Taxes. The Portfolio is considered a Partnership under the Internal Revenue Code, as amended. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is necessary.

It is intended that the Portfolio's assets, income and distributions will be managed in such a way that an investor in the Portfolio will be able to satisfy the requirements of Subchapter M of the Code, assuming that the investor invested all of its assets in the Portfolio.

The Portfolio has reviewed the tax positions for the open tax years as of December 31, 2016 and has determined that no provision for income tax and/or uncertain tax provisions is required in the Portfolio's financial statements. The Portfolio's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain open subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

Contingencies. In the normal course of business, the Portfolio may enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Portfolio's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Portfolio that have not yet been made. However, based on experience, the Portfolio expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Other. Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis. All discounts and premiums are accreted/amortized for both tax and financial reporting purposes.

The Portfolio makes an allocation of its net investment income and realized gains and losses from securities transactions to its investors in proportion to their investment in the Portfolio.

B. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates

Management Agreement. Under the Investment Management Agreement with Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. ("DIMA" or the "Advisor"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, the Advisor determines the securities, instruments and other contracts relating to investments to be purchased, sold or entered into by the Portfolio.

For the period from January 1, 2016 through April 30, 2016, under the Investment Management Agreement, the Portfolio paid the Advisor a monthly management fee based on its average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at the following annual rates:

First $3.0 billion of the Portfolio's average daily net assets	.1500%
Next $4.5 billion of such net assets	.1325%
Over $7.5 billion of such net assets	.1200%

Effective May 1, 2016, under the Investment Management Agreement, the Portfolio pays the Advisor a monthly management fee based on its average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at the following annual rates:

First $3.0 billion of the Portfolio's average daily net assets	.1200%
Next $4.5 billion of such net assets	.1025%
Over $7.5 billion of such net assets	.0900%

For the period from January 1, 2016 through February 28, 2016, the Advisor had voluntarily agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse certain operating expenses to the extent necessary to maintain the total annual operating expenses (excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage and interest) at 0.14% of the Portfolio's average daily net assets.

For the period from February 29, 2016 through May 19, 2016, the Advisor had voluntarily agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse certain operating expenses to the extent necessary to maintain the total annual operating expenses (excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage and interest) at 0.11% of the Portfolio's average daily net assets.

Effective May 20, 2016 through December 31, 2016, the Advisor has voluntarily agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse certain operating expenses to the extent necessary to maintain the total annual operating expenses (excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage and interest) at 0.09% of the Portfolio's average daily net assets. This voluntary waiver or reimbursement may be terminated at any time at the option of the Advisor.

For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Advisor waived a portion of its management fee aggregating $6,573,295, and the amount charged aggregated $7,782,372, which was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.06%.

Administration Fee. Pursuant to an Administrative Services Agreement, DIMA provides most administrative services to the Portfolio. For all services provided under the Administrative Services Agreement, the Portfolio pays the Advisor an annual fee ("Administration Fee") of 0.03% of the Portfolio's average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Administration Fee was $3,774,703, of which $300,613 is unpaid.

Filing Service Fees. Under an agreement with DIMA, DIMA is compensated for providing certain regulatory filing services to the Portfolio. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the amount charged to the Portfolio by DIMA included in the Statement of Operations under "Reports to shareholders" aggregated $1,926, of which $689 is unpaid.

Trustees' Fees and Expenses. The Portfolio paid retainer fees to each Trustee not affiliated with the Advisor, plus specified amounts to the Board Chairperson and Vice Chairperson and to each committee Chairperson.

Transactions with Affiliates. The Portfolio may purchase securities from, or sell securities to, an affiliated fund provided the affiliation is solely due to having a common investment adviser, common officers, or common trustees. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Portfolio engaged in securities purchases of $112,755,000 and securities sales of $47,960,000 with an affiliated fund in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act.

C. Line of Credit

The Portfolio and other affiliated funds (the "Participants") share in a $400 million revolving credit facility provided by a syndication of banks. The Portfolio may borrow for temporary or emergency purposes, including the meeting of redemption requests that otherwise might require the untimely disposition of securities. The Participants are charged an annual commitment fee which is allocated based on net assets, among each of the Participants. Interest is calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Federal Funds Rate plus 1.25 percent plus if the one-month LIBOR exceeds the Federal Funds Rate, the amount of such excess. The Portfolio may borrow up to a maximum of 33 percent of its net assets under the agreement. The Portfolio had no outstanding loans at December 31, 2016.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees and Holders of Beneficial Interest of Government Cash Management Portfolio:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Government Cash Management Portfolio (the "Portfolio") as of December 31, 2016, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Portfolio's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities as of December 31, 2016 by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and transfer agent, and the application of alternative auditing procedures where such confirmations had not been received, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Boston, Massachusetts
February 24, 2017 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Other Information

Proxy Voting

The fund's policies and procedures for voting proxies for portfolio securities and information about how the fund's voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available on our Web site — deutschefunds.com (click on "proxy voting"at the bottom of the page) — or on the SEC's Web site — sec.gov. To obtain a written copy of each fund's policies and procedures without charge, upon request, call us toll free at (800) 728-3337.

Portfolio Holdings

Following the Fund's fiscal first and third quarter-end, a complete portfolio holdings listing is filed with the SEC on Form N-Q. In addition, each month, information about the Fund and its portfolio holdings is filed with the SEC on Form N-MFP. The SEC delays the public availability of the information filed on Form N-MFP for 60 days after the end of the reporting period included in the filing. These forms will be available on the SEC's Web site at sec.gov, and they may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The Fund's portfolio holdings are also posted on deutschefunds.com from time to time. Please see the Fund's current prospectus for more information.

Advisory Agreement Board Considerations and Fee Evaluation

Deutsche Government Series (the "Fund"), a series of Cash Reserve Fund, Inc., invests substantially all of its assets in Government Cash Management Portfolio (the "Portfolio") in order to achieve its investment objective. The Portfolio’s Board of Trustees approved the renewal of the Portfolio’s investment management agreement (the "Portfolio Agreement") with Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. ("DIMA") and the Fund’s Board of Directors (which consists of the same members as the Board of Trustees of the Portfolio) approved the renewal of the Fund’s investment management agreement with DIMA (the "Fund Agreement," and together with the Portfolio Agreement, the "Agreements") in September 2016. The Portfolio’s Board of Trustees and the Fund’s Board of Directors are collectively referred to as the "Board."

In terms of the process that the Board followed prior to approving the Agreements, shareholders should know that:

— During the entire process, all of the Portfolio’s Trustees and the Fund’s Directors were independent of DIMA and its affiliates (the "Independent Trustees/Directors").

— The Board met frequently during the past year to discuss fund matters and dedicated a substantial amount of time to contract review matters. Over the course of several months, the Board’s Contract Committee reviewed extensive materials received from DIMA, independent third parties and independent counsel. These materials included an analysis of performance, fees and expenses, and profitability from a fee consultant retained by the Independent Trustees/Directors (the "Fee Consultant"). The Board also received extensive information throughout the year regarding performance of the Portfolio and the Fund.

— The Independent Trustees/Directors regularly meet privately with counsel to discuss contract review and other matters. In addition, the Independent Trustees/Directors were advised by the Fee Consultant in the course of their review of the Portfolio’s and the Fund’s contractual arrangements and considered a comprehensive report prepared by the Fee Consultant in connection with their deliberations.

— In connection with reviewing the Agreements, the Board also reviewed the terms of the Fund’s Rule 12b-1 plan, distribution agreement, administrative services agreement, transfer agency agreement and other material service agreements.

— Based on its evaluation of the information provided, the Contract Committee presented its findings and recommendations to the Board. The Board then reviewed the Contract Committee’s findings and recommendations.

In connection with the contract review process, the Contract Committee and the Board considered the factors discussed below, among others. The Board also considered that DIMA and its predecessors have managed the Portfolio and the Fund since their inception, and the Board believes that a long-term relationship with a capable, conscientious advisor is in the best interests of the Portfolio and the Fund. The Board considered, generally, that shareholders chose to invest or remain invested in the Fund knowing that DIMA managed the Portfolio and the Fund, and that the Fund Agreement was approved by the Fund’s shareholders. DIMA is part of Deutsche Bank AG’s ("Deutsche Bank") Asset Management ("Deutsche AM") division. Deutsche AM is a global asset management business that offers a wide range of investing expertise and resources, including research capabilities in many countries throughout the world. Deutsche Bank has advised the Board that the U.S. asset management business continues to be a critical and integral part of Deutsche Bank, and that Deutsche Bank will continue to invest in Deutsche AM and seek to enhance Deutsche AM’s investment platform. Deutsche Bank also has confirmed its commitment to maintaining strong legal and compliance groups within the Deutsche AM division.

As part of the contract review process, the Board carefully considered the fees and expenses of each Deutsche fund overseen by the Board in light of the fund’s performance. In many cases, this led to the negotiation and implementation of expense caps. As part of these negotiations, the Board indicated that it would consider relaxing these caps in future years following sustained improvements in performance, among other considerations.

While shareholders may focus primarily on fund performance and fees, the Board considers these and many other factors, including the quality and integrity of DIMA’s personnel and such other issues as back-office operations, fund valuations, and compliance policies and procedures.

Nature, Quality and Extent of Services. The Board considered the terms of the Agreements, including the scope of advisory services provided under the Agreements. The Board noted that, under the Agreements, DIMA provides portfolio management services to the Portfolio and the Fund and that, pursuant to separate administrative services agreements, DIMA provides administrative services to the Portfolio and the Fund. The Board considered the experience and skills of senior management and investment personnel and the resources made available to such personnel. The Board reviewed the Portfolio’s and the Fund’s performance over short-term and long-term periods and compared those returns to various agreed-upon performance measures, including a peer universe compiled using information supplied by iMoneyNet, an independent fund data service. The Board also noted that it has put into place a process of identifying "Focus Funds" (e.g., funds performing poorly relative to a peer universe), and receives additional reporting from DIMA regarding such funds and, where appropriate, DIMA’s plans to address underperformance. The Board believes this process is an effective manner of identifying and addressing underperforming funds. Based on the information provided, the Board noted that for the one- and three-year periods ended December 31, 2015, the Fund’s gross performance (Cash Reserve Government Institutional Shares) was in the 3rd quartile of the applicable iMoneyNet universe (the 1st quartile being the best performers and the 4th quartile being the worst performers). The Board noted that the Portfolio’s and the Fund’s strategy was changed during the year in order to permit the Portfolio and the Fund to operate as a "government money market fund" under applicable Securities and Exchange Commission rules.

Fees and Expenses. The Board considered the Portfolio’s and the Fund’s investment management fee schedules, the Fund’s operating expenses and total expense ratios, and comparative information provided by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. ("Broadridge") and the Fee Consultant regarding investment management fee rates paid to other investment advisors by similar funds (1st quartile being the most favorable and 4th quartile being the least favorable). With respect to management fees paid to other investment advisors by similar funds, the Board noted that the contractual fee rates paid by the Portfolio and the Fund, which include 0.03% and 0.10% fees paid to DIMA under the respective administrative services agreements, were lower than the median (1st quartile) of the applicable Broadridge peer group (based on Broadridge data provided as of December 31, 2015). The Board considered that the Portfolio’s management fee was reduced by 0.03% at all breakpoint levels in connection with the restructuring of the Portfolio and the Fund into government money market funds. The Board noted that, although shareholders of the Fund indirectly bear the Portfolio’s management fee, the Fund does not charge an additional investment management fee. Based on Broadridge data provided as of December 31, 2015, the Board noted that the Fund’s total (net) operating expenses, which include Portfolio expenses allocated to the Fund, were higher than the median of the applicable Broadridge expense universe for the Cash Reserve Government Institutional Shares (4th quartile) and Cash Reserve Government Shares (4th quartile). The Board noted the significant voluntary fee waivers implemented by DIMA to ensure the Fund maintained a positive yield. The Board considered the management fee rate as compared to fees charged by DIMA to comparable Deutsche U.S. registered funds ("Deutsche Funds") and considered differences between the Portfolio and the Fund and the comparable Deutsche Funds. The information requested by the Board as part of its review of fees and expenses also included information about institutional accounts (including any sub-advised funds and accounts) and funds offered primarily to European investors ("Deutsche Europe funds") managed by Deutsche AM. The Board noted that DIMA indicated that Deutsche AM does not manage any institutional accounts or Deutsche Europe funds comparable to the Portfolio and the Fund.

On the basis of the information provided, the Board concluded that management fees were reasonable and appropriate in light of the nature, quality and extent of services provided by DIMA.

Profitability. The Board reviewed detailed information regarding revenues received by DIMA under the Agreements. The Board considered the estimated costs and pre-tax profits realized by DIMA from advising the Deutsche Funds, as well as estimates of the pre-tax profits attributable to managing the Fund in particular. The Board also received information regarding the estimated enterprise-wide profitability of DIMA and its affiliates with respect to all fund services in totality and by fund. The Board and the Fee Consultant reviewed DIMA’s methodology in allocating its costs to the management of the Fund. Based on the information provided, the Board concluded that the pre-tax profits realized by DIMA in connection with the management of the Fund were not unreasonable. The Board also reviewed certain publicly available information regarding the profitability of certain similar investment management firms. The Board noted that while information regarding the profitability of such firms is limited (and in some cases is not necessarily prepared on a comparable basis), DIMA and its affiliates’ overall profitability with respect to the Deutsche Funds (after taking into account distribution and other services provided to the funds by DIMA and its affiliates) was lower than the overall profitability levels of most comparable firms for which such data was available.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there are economies of scale with respect to the management of the Portfolio and the Fund and whether the Portfolio and the Fund benefit from any economies of scale. The Board noted that the Portfolio’s and the Fund’s investment management fee schedule includes fee breakpoints. The Board concluded that the Portfolio’s and the Fund’s fee schedule represents an appropriate sharing between the Portfolio and the Fund and DIMA of such economies of scale as may exist in the management of the Portfolio and the Fund at current asset levels.

Other Benefits to DIMA and Its Affiliates. The Board also considered the character and amount of other incidental benefits received by DIMA and its affiliates, including any fees received by DIMA for administrative services provided to the Portfolio and the Fund and any fees received by an affiliate of DIMA for distribution services. The Board also considered benefits to DIMA related to brokerage and soft-dollar allocations, including allocating brokerage to pay for research generated by parties other than the executing broker dealers, which pertain primarily to funds investing in equity securities, along with the incidental public relations benefits to DIMA related to Deutsche Funds advertising and cross-selling opportunities among DIMA products and services. The Board considered these benefits in reaching its conclusion that the Fund’s management fees were reasonable.

Compliance. The Board considered the significant attention and resources dedicated by DIMA to documenting and enhancing its compliance processes in recent years. The Board noted in particular (i) the experience, seniority and time commitment of the individuals serving as DIMA’s and the Fund’s chief compliance officers; (ii) the large number of DIMA compliance personnel; and (iii) the substantial commitment of resources by DIMA and its affiliates to compliance matters.

Based on all of the information considered and the conclusions reached, the Board unanimously determined that the continuation of the Agreements is in the best interests of the Portfolio and the Fund. In making this determination, the Board did not give particular weight to any single factor identified above. The Board considered these factors over the course of numerous meetings, certain of which were in executive session with only the Independent Trustees/Directors and counsel present. It is possible that individual Independent Trustees/Directors may have weighed these factors differently in reaching their individual decisions to approve the continuation of the Agreements.

Board Members and Officers

The following table presents certain information regarding the Board Members and Officers of the fund. Each Board Member's year of birth is set forth in parentheses after his or her name. Unless otherwise noted, (i) each Board Member has engaged in the principal occupation(s) noted in the table for at least the most recent five years, although not necessarily in the same capacity; and (ii) the address of each Independent Board Member is c/o Keith R. Fox, Deutsche Funds Board Chair, c/o Thomas R. Hiller, Ropes & Gray LLP, Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199-3600. Except as otherwise noted below, the term of office for each Board Member is until the election and qualification of a successor, or until such Board Member sooner dies, resigns, is removed or as otherwise provided in the governing documents of the fund. Because the fund does not hold an annual meeting of shareholders, each Board Member will hold office for an indeterminate period. The Board Members may also serve in similar capacities with other funds in the fund complex.

Independent Board Members
Name, Year of Birth, Position with the Fund and Length of Time Served1	Business Experience and Directorships During the Past Five Years	Number of Funds in Deutsche Fund Complex Overseen	Other Directorships Held by Board Member
Keith R. Fox, CFA (1954) Chairperson since 2017,2 and Board Member since 1996	Managing General Partner, Exeter Capital Partners (a series of private investment funds) (since 1986). Directorships: Progressive International Corporation (kitchen goods importer and distributor); The Kennel Shop (retailer); former Chairman, National Association of Small Business Investment Companies; former Directorships: BoxTop Media Inc. (advertising); Sun Capital Advisers Trust (mutual funds) (2011–2012)	98	—
Kenneth C. Froewiss (1945) Vice Chairperson since 2017,2 Board Member since 2001, and Chairperson (2013– December 31, 2016)	Retired Clinical Professor of Finance, NYU Stern School of Business (1997–2014); Member, Finance Committee, Association for Asian Studies (2002–present); Director, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group (US) (2004–present); prior thereto, Managing Director, J.P. Morgan (investment banking firm) (until 1996)	98	—
John W. Ballantine (1946) Board Member since 1999	Retired; formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Management Officer, First Chicago NBD Corporation/The First National Bank of Chicago (1996–1998); Executive Vice President and Head of International Banking (1995–1996); former Directorships: Director and former Chairman of the Board, Healthways, Inc.3 (population well-being and wellness services) (2003–2014); Stockwell Capital Investments PLC (private equity); First Oak Brook Bancshares, Inc. and Oak Brook Bank; Prisma Energy International	98	Portland General Electric3 (utility company) (2003– present)
Henry P. Becton, Jr. (1943) Board Member since 1990	Vice Chair and former President, WGBH Educational Foundation. Directorships: Public Radio International; Public Radio Exchange (PRX); The Pew Charitable Trusts (charitable organization); former Directorships: Becton Dickinson and Company3 (medical technology company); Belo Corporation3 (media company); The PBS Foundation; Association of Public Television Stations; Boston Museum of Science; American Public Television; Concord Academy; New England Aquarium; Mass. Corporation for Educational Telecommunications; Committee for Economic Development; Public Broadcasting Service; Connecticut College; North Bennett Street School (Boston)	98	—
Dawn-Marie Driscoll (1946) Board Member since 1987	Emeritus Executive Fellow, Center for Business Ethics, Bentley University; formerly: President, Driscoll Associates (consulting firm); Partner, Palmer & Dodge (law firm) (1988–1990); Vice President of Corporate Affairs and General Counsel, Filene's (retail) (1978–1988). Directorships: Advisory Board, Center for Business Ethics, Bentley University; Trustee and former Chairman of the Board, Southwest Florida Community Foundation (charitable organization); former Directorships: ICI Mutual Insurance Company (2007–2015); Sun Capital Advisers Trust (mutual funds) (2007–2012), Investment Company Institute (audit, executive, nominating committees) and Independent Directors Council (governance, executive committees)	98	—
Paul K. Freeman (1950) Board Member since 1993	Consultant, World Bank/Inter-American Development Bank; Chair, Independent Directors Council; Investment Company Institute (executive and nominating committees); formerly, Chairman of Education Committee of Independent Directors Council; Project Leader, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (1998–2001); Chief Executive Officer, The Eric Group, Inc. (environmental insurance) (1986–1998); Directorships: Denver Zoo Foundation (December 2012–present); former Directorships: Prisma Energy International	98	—
Richard J. Herring (1946) Board Member since 1990	Jacob Safra Professor of International Banking and Professor, Finance Department, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (since July 1972); Co-Director, Wharton Financial Institutions Center; formerly: Vice Dean and Director, Wharton Undergraduate Division (July 1995–June 2000); Director, Lauder Institute of International Management Studies (July 2000–June 2006)	98	Director, Aberdeen Singapore and Japan Funds (since 2007); Independent Director of Barclays Bank Delaware (since September 2010)
William McClayton (1944) Board Member since 2004, and Vice Chairperson (2013– December 31, 2016)	Private equity investor (since October 2009); previously, Managing Director, Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc. (global consulting firm) (2001–2009); Directorship: Board of Managers, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago; formerly: Senior Partner, Arthur Andersen LLP (accounting) (1966–2001); Trustee, Ravinia Festival	98	—
Rebecca W. Rimel (1951) Board Member since 1995	President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, The Pew Charitable Trusts (charitable organization) (1994–present); formerly: Executive Vice President, The Glenmede Trust Company (investment trust and wealth management) (1983–2004); Board Member, Investor Education (charitable organization) (2004–2005); Trustee, Executive Committee, Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (2001–2007); Director, Viasys Health Care3 (January 2007–June 2007); Trustee, Thomas Jefferson Foundation (charitable organization) (1994–2012)	98	Director, Becton Dickinson and Company3 (medical technology company) (2012– present); Director, BioTelemetry Inc.3 (health care) (2009– present)
William N. Searcy, Jr. (1946) Board Member since 1993	Private investor since October 2003; formerly: Pension & Savings Trust Officer, Sprint Corporation3 (telecommunications) (November 1989–September 2003); Trustee, Sun Capital Advisers Trust (mutual funds) (1998–2012)	98	—
Jean Gleason Stromberg (1943) Board Member since 1997	Retired. Formerly, Consultant (1997–2001); Director, Financial Markets U.S. Government Accountability Office (1996–1997); Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright, L.L.P. (law firm) (1978–1996); former Directorships: The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (charitable organization) (2000–2015); Service Source, Inc. (nonprofit), Mutual Fund Directors Forum (2002–2004), American Bar Retirement Association (funding vehicle for retirement plans) (1987–1990 and 1994–1996)	98	—

Officers5
Name, Year of Birth, Position with the Fund and Length of Time Served6	Business Experience and Directorships During the Past Five Years
Brian E. Binder9 (1972) President and Chief Executive Officer, 2013–present	Managing Director4 and Head of US Product and Fund Administration, Deutsche Asset Management (2013–present); Director and President, Deutsche AM Service Company (since 2016); Director and Vice President, Deutsche AM Distributors, Inc. (since 2016); Director and President, DB Investment Managers, Inc. (since 2016); formerly, Head of Business Management and Consulting at Invesco, Ltd. (2010–2012)
John Millette8 (1962) Vice President and Secretary, 1999–present	Director,4 Deutsche Asset Management; Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. (2015–present); and Director and Vice President, Deutsche AM Trust Company (since 2016)
Hepsen Uzcan7 (1974) Vice President, since 2016 Assistant Secretary, 2013–present	Director,4 Deutsche Asset Management
Paul H. Schubert7 (1963) Chief Financial Officer, 2004–present Treasurer, 2005–present	Managing Director,4 Deutsche Asset Management, and Chairman, Director and President, Deutsche AM Trust Company (since 2013); Vice President, Deutsche AM Distributors, Inc. (since 2016); formerly, Director, Deutsche AM Trust Company (2004–2013)
Caroline Pearson8 (1962) Chief Legal Officer, 2010–present	Managing Director,4 Deutsche Asset Management; Secretary, Deutsche AM Distributors, Inc.; and Secretary, Deutsche AM Service Company
Scott D. Hogan8 (1970) Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016	Director,4 Deutsche Asset Management
Wayne Salit7 (1967) Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, 2014–present	Director,4 Deutsche Asset Management; AML Compliance Officer, Deutsche AM Distributors, Inc.; formerly: Managing Director, AML Compliance Officer at BNY Mellon (2011–2014); and Director, AML Compliance Officer at Deutsche Bank (2004–2011)
Paul Antosca8 (1957) Assistant Treasurer, 2007–present	Director,4 Deutsche Asset Management
Diane Kenneally8 (1966) Assistant Treasurer, 2007–present	Director,4 Deutsche Asset Management

¹ The length of time served represents the year in which the Board Member joined the board of one or more Deutsche funds currently overseen by the Board.

² Effective as of January 1, 2017.

³ A publicly held company with securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

⁴ Executive title, not a board directorship.

⁵ As a result of their respective positions held with the Advisor, these individuals are considered "interested persons" of the Advisor within the meaning of the 1940 Act. Interested persons receive no compensation from the fund.

⁶ The length of time served represents the year in which the officer was first elected in such capacity for one or more Deutsche funds.

⁷ Address: 60 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005.

⁸ Address: One Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108.

⁹ Address: 222 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606.

The fund's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Board Members. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request. If you would like to request a copy of the SAI, you may do so by calling the following toll-free number: (800) 728-3337.

ITEM 2.	CODE OF ETHICS
	As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR that applies to its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer. There have been no amendments to, or waivers from, a provision of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report that would require disclosure under Item 2. A copy of the code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.
ITEM 3.	AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
	The fund’s audit committee is comprised solely of trustees who are "independent" (as such term has been defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in regulations implementing Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (the "Regulations")). The fund’s Board of Trustees has determined that there are several "audit committee financial experts" (as such term has been defined by the Regulations) serving on the fund’s audit committee including Mr. Paul K. Freeman, the chair of the fund’s audit committee. An “audit committee financial expert” is not an “expert” for any purpose, including for purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 and the designation or identification of a person as an “audit committee financial expert” does not impose on such person any duties, obligations or liability that are greater than the duties, obligations and liability imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and board of directors in the absence of such designation or identification.
ITEM 4.	PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

Deutsche Government Series
form n-csr disclosure re: AUDIT FEES

The following table shows the amount of fees that PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (“PWC”), the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, billed to the Fund during the Fund’s last two fiscal years. The Audit Committee approved in advance all audit services and non-audit services that PWC provided to the Fund.

Services that the Fund’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Billed to the Fund

Fiscal Year Ended December 31,	Audit Fees Billed to Fund	Audit-Related Fees Billed to Fund	Tax Fees Billed to Fund	All Other Fees Billed to Fund
2016	$22,680	$0	$0	$0
2015	$21,980	$0	$0	$0

The “All Other Fees Billed to Fund” were billed for services associated with foreign tax filings.

Services that the Fund’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Billed to the Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers

The following table shows the amount of fees billed by PWC to Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. (“DIMA” or the “Adviser”), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with DIMA (“Control Affiliate”) that provides ongoing services to the Fund (“Affiliated Fund Service Provider”), for engagements directly related to the Fund’s operations and financial reporting, during the Fund’s last two fiscal years.

Fiscal Year Ended December 31,	Audit-Related Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers	Tax Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers	All Other Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers
2016	$0	$52,339	$0
2015	$0	$30,661	$0

The “Tax Fees Billed to the Advisor” were billed for services associated with foreign tax filings.

Non-Audit Services

The following table shows the amount of fees that PWC billed during the Fund’s last two fiscal years for non-audit services. The Audit Committee pre-approved all non-audit services that PWC provided to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Service Provider that related directly to the Fund’s operations and financial reporting. The Audit Committee requested and received information from PWC about any non-audit services that PWC rendered during the Fund’s last fiscal year to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Service Provider. The Committee considered this information in evaluating PWC’s independence.

Fiscal Year Ended December 31,	Total Non-Audit Fees Billed to Fund (A)	Total Non-Audit Fees billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers (engagements related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund) (B)	Total Non-Audit Fees billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers (all other engagements) (C)	Total of (A), (B) and (C)
2016	$0	$52,339	$0	$52,339
2015	$0	$30,661	$0	$30,661

Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. Generally, each Fund’s Audit Committee must pre approve (i) all services to be performed for a Fund by a Fund’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and (ii) all non-audit services to be performed by a Fund’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the DIMA Entities with respect to operations and financial reporting of the Fund, except that the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson of each Fund’s Audit Committee may grant the pre-approval for non-audit services described in items (i) and (ii) above for non-prohibited services for engagements of less than $100,000. All such delegated pre approvals shall be presented to each Fund’s Audit Committee no later than the next Audit Committee meeting.

There were no amounts that were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

According to the registrant’s principal Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, substantially all of the principal Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm's hours spent on auditing the registrant's financial statements were attributed to work performed by full-time permanent employees of the principal Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

***

In connection with the audit of the 2015 and 2016 financial statements, the Fund entered into an engagement letter with PwC. The terms of the engagement letter required by PwC, and agreed to by the Fund’s Audit Committee, include a provision mandating the use of mediation and arbitration to resolve any controversy or claim between the parties arising out of or relating to the engagement letter or the services provided there-under.

***

In a letter provided to the Audit Committee pursuant to PCAOB Rule 3526 and dated July 19, 2016, PwC informed the Audit Committee that PwC had identified circumstances where PwC maintains lending relationships with owners of greater than 10% of the shares of certain investment companies within the “investment company complex” as defined under Rule 2-01(f)(14) of Regulation S-X. PwC informed the Audit Committee that these lending relationships are inconsistent with the SEC Staff’s interpretation of Rule 2-01(c)(l)(ii)(A) of Regulation S-X (referred to as the “Loan Rule”).

The Loan Rule specifically provides that an accounting firm would not be independent if it receives a loan from a lender that is a record or beneficial owner of more than ten percent of an audit client’s equity securities. For purposes of the Loan Rule, audit clients include the Fund as well as all registered investment companies advised by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. (the “Adviser”), the Fund’s investment adviser, and its affiliates, including other subsidiaries of the Adviser’s parent company, Deutsche Bank AG (collectively, the “Deutsche Funds Complex”). PwC’s lending relationships effect PwC’s independence under the SEC Staff’s interpretation of the Loan Rule with respect to all investment companies in the Deutsche Funds Complex.

In its July 19, 2016 letter, PwC affirmed to the Audit Committee that, as of the date of the letter, PwC is an independent accountant with respect to the Fund, within the meaning of PCAOB Rule 3520. In its letter, PwC also informed the Audit Committee that, after evaluating the facts and circumstances and the applicable independence rules, PwC has concluded that with regard to its compliance with the independence criteria set forth in the rules and regulations of the SEC related to the Loan Rule, it believes that it remains objective and impartial despite matters that may ultimately be determined to be inconsistent with these criteria and therefore it can continue to serve as the Fund’s registered public accounting firm. PwC informed the Audit Committee that its conclusion was based on a number of factors, including, among others, PwC’s belief that the lenders are not able to impact the impartiality of PwC or assert any influence over the investment companies in the Deutsche Funds Complex whose shares the lenders own or the applicable investment company’s investment adviser; and the lenders receive no direct benefit from their ownership of the investment companies in the Deutsche Funds Complex in separate accounts maintained on behalf of their insurance contract holders. In addition, the individuals at PwC who arranged PwC’s lending relationships have no oversight of, or ability to influence, the individuals at PwC who conducted the audits of the Fund’s financial statements.

On June 20, 2016, the SEC Staff issued a “no-action” letter to another mutual fund complex (see Fidelity Management & Research Company et al., No-Action Letter) related to similar Loan Rule issues as those described above. In that letter, the SEC Staff confirmed that it would not recommend enforcement action against an investment company that relied on the audit services performed by an audit firm that was not in compliance with the Loan Rule in certain specified circumstances. The circumstances described in the no-action letter appear to be substantially similar to the circumstances that effected PwC’s independence under the Loan Rule with respect to the Fund. PwC confirmed to the Audit Committee that it meets the conditions of the no-action letter. In the no-action letter, the SEC Staff stated that the relief under the letter is temporary and will expire 18 months after the issuance of the letter.

ITEM 5.	AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS
	Not applicable
ITEM 6.	SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
	Not applicable
ITEM 7.	DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
	Not applicable
ITEM 8.	PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
	Not applicable
ITEM 9.	PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS
	Not applicable
ITEM 10.	SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
	There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Fund’s Board.  The primary function of the Nominating and Governance Committee is to identify and recommend individuals for membership on the Board and oversee the administration of the Board Governance Guidelines. Shareholders may recommend candidates for Board positions by forwarding their correspondence by U.S. mail or courier service to Keith R. Fox, Deutsche Funds Board Chair, c/o Thomas R. Hiller, Ropes & Gray LLP, Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199-3600.
ITEM 11.	CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
	(a)	The Chief Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on the evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
	(b)	There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.
ITEM 12.	EXHIBITS
	(a)(1)	Code of Ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is filed and attached hereto as EX-99.CODE ETH.
	(a)(2)	Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.
	(b)	Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is furnished and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Registrant:	Deutsche Government Series, a series of Cash Reserve Fund, Inc.
By:	/s/Brian E. Binder Brian E. Binder President
Date:	3/1/2017

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By:	/s/Brian E. Binder Brian E. Binder President
Date:	3/1/2017
By:	/s/Paul Schubert Paul Schubert Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Date:	3/1/2017

EX-99.CODE ETH

Deutsche Asset Management

Principal Executive and Principal Financial Officer Code of Ethics

For the Registered Management Investment Companies Listed on Appendix A

Effective Date

January 31, 2005

Date Last Approved

February 10, 2017 – Deutsche Funds

January 31, 2017 – Germany Funds

Revised Appendix A

February 10, 2017

Table of Contents

I.   Overview	3
II.   Purposes of the Officer Code	3
III.   Responsibilities of Covered Officers	4
A.   Honest and Ethical Conduct	4
B.   Conflicts of Interest	4
C.   Use of Personal Fund Shareholder Information	6
D.   Public Communications	6
E.   Compliance with Applicable Laws, Rules and Regulations	6
IV.   Violation Reporting	7
A.   Overview	7
B.   How to Report	7
C.   Process for Violation Reporting to the Fund Board	7
D.   Sanctions for Code Violations	7
V.   Waivers from the Officer Code	8
VI.   Amendments to the Code	8
VII.   Acknowledgement and Certification of Adherence to the Officer Code	8
IX.   Recordkeeping	9
X.   Confidentiality	9
Appendices	10
Appendix A:  List of Officers Covered under the Code, by Board	10
Appendix B:  Officer Code Acknowledgement and Certification Form	11
Appendix C:  Definitions	13

I. Overview

This Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Code of Ethics (“Officer Code”) sets forth the policies, practices, and values expected to be exhibited in the conduct of the Principal Executive Officers and Principal Financial Officers of the investment companies (“Funds”) they serve (“Covered Officers”). A list of Covered Officers and Funds is included on Appendix A.

The Boards of the Funds listed on Appendix A have elected to implement the Officer Code, pursuant to Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the SEC’s rules thereunder, to promote and demonstrate honest and ethical conduct in their Covered Officers.

Deutsche Asset Management or its affiliates (“Deutsche AM”) serves as the investment adviser to each Fund. All Covered Officers are also employees of Deutsche AM or an affiliate. Thus, in addition to adhering to the Officer Code, these individuals must comply with Deutsche AM policies and procedures, such as the Deutsche AM Code of Ethics governing personal trading activities, as adopted pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.^[1] In addition, such individuals also must comply with other applicable Fund policies and procedures.

The Deutsche AM Compliance Officer, who shall not be a Covered Officer and who shall serve as such subject to the approval of the Fund’s Board (or committee thereof), is primarily responsible for implementing and enforcing this Code. The Employee Compliance Officer has the authority to interpret this Officer Code and its applicability to particular circumstances. Any questions about the Officer Code should be directed to the Deutsche AM Compliance Officer.

The Deutsche AM Compliance Officer and his or her contact information can be found in Appendix A.

II. Purposes of the Officer Code

The purposes of the Officer Code are to deter wrongdoing and to:

· promote honest and ethical conduct among Covered Officers, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;

· promote full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosures in reports and documents that the Funds file with or submit to the SEC (and in other public communications from the Funds) and that are within the Covered Officer’s responsibilities;

· promote compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations;

· encourage the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Officer Code to the Deutsche AM Compliance Officer; and

· establish accountability for adherence to the Officer Code.

Any questions about the Officer Code should be referred to Deutsche AM’s Compliance Officer.

III. Responsibilities of Covered Officers

A.Honest and Ethical Conduct

It is the duty of every Covered Officer to encourage and demonstrate honest and ethical conduct, as well as adhere to and require adherence to the Officer Code and any other applicable policies and procedures designed to promote this behavior. Covered Officers must at all times conduct themselves with integrity and distinction, putting first the interests of the Fund(s) they serve. Covered Officers must be honest and candid while maintaining confidentiality of information where required by law, Deutsche AM policy or Fund policy.

Covered Officers also must, at all times, act in good faith, responsibly and with due care, competence and diligence, without misrepresenting or being misleading about material facts or allowing their independent judgment to be subordinated. Covered Officers also should maintain skills appropriate and necessary for the performance of their duties for the Fund(s). Covered Officers also must responsibly use and control all Fund assets and resources entrusted to them.

Covered Officers may not retaliate against others for, or otherwise discourage the reporting of, actual or apparent violations of the Officer Code or applicable laws or regulations. Covered Officers should create an environment that encourages the exchange of information, including concerns of the type that this Code is designed to address.

B.Conflicts of Interest

A “conflict of interest” occurs when a Covered Officer’s personal interests interfere with the interests of the Fund for which he or she serves as an officer. Covered Officers may not improperly use their position with a Fund for personal or private gain to themselves, their family, or any other person. Similarly, Covered Officers may not use their personal influence or personal relationships to influence decisions or other Fund business or operational matters where they would benefit personally at the Fund’s expense or to the Fund’s detriment. Covered Officers may not cause the Fund to take action, or refrain from taking action, for their personal benefit at the Fund’s expense or to the Fund’s detriment. Some examples of conflicts of interest follow (this is not an all-inclusive list): being in the position of supervising, reviewing or having any influence on the job evaluation, pay or benefit of any immediate family member who is an employee of a Fund service provider or is otherwise associated with the Fund; or having an ownership interest in, or having any consulting or employment relationship with, any Fund service provider other than Deutsche AM or its affiliates.

Certain conflicts of interest covered by this Code arise out of the relationships between Covered Officers and the Fund that already are subject to conflict of interest provisions in the Investment Company Act and the Investment Advisers Act. For example, Covered Officers may not individually engage in certain transactions (such as the purchase or sale of securities or other property) with the Fund because of their status as “affiliated persons” of the Fund. Covered Officers must comply with applicable laws and regulations. Therefore, any violations of existing statutory and regulatory prohibitions on individual behavior could be considered a violation of this Code.

As to conflicts arising from, or as a result of the advisory relationship (or any other relationships) between the Fund and Deutsche AM, of which the Covered Officers are also officers or employees, it is recognized by the Board that, subject to Deutsche AM’s fiduciary duties to the Fund, the Covered Officers will in the normal course of their duties (whether formally for the Fund or for Deutsche AM, or for both) be involved in establishing policies and implementing decisions which will have different effects on Deutsche AM and the Fund. The Board recognizes that the participation of the Covered Officers in such activities is inherent in the contract relationship between the Fund and Deutsche AM, and is consistent with the expectation of the Board of the performance by the Covered Officers of their duties as officers of the Fund.

Covered Officers should avoid actual conflicts of interest, and appearances of conflicts of interest, between the Covered Officer’s duties to the Fund and his or her personal interests beyond those contemplated or anticipated by applicable regulatory schemes. If a Covered Officer suspects or knows of a conflict or an appearance of one, the Covered Officer must immediately report the matter to the Deutsche AM Compliance Officer. If a Covered Officer, in lieu of reporting such a matter to the Deutsche AM Compliance Officer, may report the matter directly to the Fund’s Board (or committee thereof), as appropriate (e.g., if the conflict involves the Deutsche AM Compliance Officer or the Covered Officer reasonably believes it would be futile to report the matter to the Deutsche AM Compliance Officer).

When actual, apparent or suspected conflicts of interest arise in connection with a Covered Officer, Deutsche AM personnel aware of the matter should promptly contact the Deutsche AM Compliance Officer. There will be no reprisal or retaliation against the person reporting the matter.

Upon receipt of a report of a possible conflict, the Deutsche AM Compliance Officer will take steps to determine whether a conflict exists. In so doing, the Deutsche AM Compliance Officer may take any actions he or she determines to be appropriate in his or her sole discretion and may use all reasonable resources, including retaining or engaging legal counsel, accounting firms or other consultants, subject to applicable law.^[2] The costs associated with such actions may be borne by the Fund, if appropriate, after consultation with the Fund’s Board (or committee thereof). Otherwise, such costs will be borne by Deutsche AM or other appropriate Fund service provider.

After full review of a report of a possible conflict of interest, the Deutsche AM Compliance Officer may determine that no conflict or reasonable appearance of a conflict exists. If, however, the Deutsche AM Compliance Officer determines that an actual conflict exists, the Compliance Officer will resolve the conflict solely in the interests of the Fund, and will report the conflict and its resolution to the Fund’s Board (or committee thereof). If the Deutsche AM Compliance Officer determines that the appearance of a conflict exists, the Deutsche AM Compliance Officer will take appropriate steps to remedy such appearance. In lieu of determining whether a conflict exists and/or resolving a conflict, the Deutsche AM Compliance Officer instead may refer the matter to the Fund’s Board (or committee thereof), as appropriate. However, the Deutsche AM Compliance Officer must refer the matter to the Fund’s Board (or committee thereof) if the Deutsche AM Compliance Officer is directly involved in the conflict or under similar appropriate circumstances.

After responding to a report of a possible conflict of interest, the Deutsche AM Compliance Officer will discuss the matter with the person reporting it (and with the Covered Officer at issue, if different) for purposes of educating those involved on conflicts of interests (including how to detect and avoid them, if appropriate).

Appropriate resolution of conflicts may restrict the personal activities of the Covered Officer and/or his family, friends or other persons.

Solely because a conflict is disclosed to the Deutsche AM Compliance Officer (and/or the Board or Committee thereof) and/or resolved by the Deutsche AM Compliance Officer does not mean that the conflict or its resolution constitutes a waiver from the Code’s requirements.

Any questions about conflicts of interests, including whether a particular situation might be a conflict or an appearance of one, should be directed to the Deutsche AM Compliance Officer.

C.Use of Personal Fund Shareholder Information

A Covered Officer may not use or disclose personal information about Fund shareholders, except in the performance of his or her duties for the Fund. Each Covered Officer also must abide by the Funds’ and Deutsche AM’s privacy policies under SEC Regulation S-P.

D.Public Communications

In connection with his or her responsibilities for or involvement with a Fund’s public communications and disclosure documents (e.g., shareholder reports, registration statements, press releases), each Covered Officer must provide information to Fund service providers (within the Deutsche AM organization or otherwise) and to the Fund’s Board (and any committees thereof), independent auditors, government regulators and self-regulatory organizations that is fair, accurate, complete, objective, relevant, timely and understandable.

Further, within the scope of their duties, Covered Officers having direct or supervisory authority over Fund disclosure documents or other public Fund communications will, to the extent appropriate within their area of responsibility, endeavor to ensure full, fair, timely, accurate and understandable disclosure in Fund disclosure documents. Such Covered Officers will oversee, or appoint others to oversee, processes for the timely and accurate creation and review of all public reports and regulatory filings. Within the scope of his or her responsibilities as a Covered Officer, each Covered Officer also will familiarize himself or herself with the disclosure requirements applicable to the Fund, as well as the business and financial operations of the Fund. Each Covered Officer also will adhere to, and will promote adherence to, applicable disclosure controls, processes and procedures, including Deutsche AM’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures, which govern the process by which Fund disclosure documents are created and reviewed.

To the extent that Covered Officers participate in the creation of a Fund’s books or records, they must do so in a way that promotes the accuracy, fairness and timeliness of those records.

E.Compliance with Applicable Laws, Rules and Regulations

In connection with his or her duties and within the scope of his or her responsibilities as a Covered Officer, each Covered Officer must comply with governmental laws, rules and regulations, accounting standards, and Fund policies/procedures that apply to his or her role, responsibilities and duties with respect to the Funds (“Applicable Laws”). These requirements do not impose on Covered Officers any additional substantive duties. Additionally, Covered Officers should promote compliance with Applicable Laws.

If a Covered Officer knows of any material violations of Applicable Laws or suspects that such a violation may have occurred, the Covered Officer is expected to promptly report the matter to the Deutsche AM Compliance Officer.

IV. Violation Reporting

A.Overview

Each Covered Officer must promptly report to the Deutsche AM Compliance Officer, and promote the reporting of, any known or suspected violations of the Officer Code. Failure to report a violation may be a violation of the Officer Code.

Examples of violations of the Officer Code include, but are not limited to, the following:

· Unethical or dishonest behavior

· Obvious lack of adherence to policies surrounding review and approval of public communications and regulatory filings

· Failure to report violations of the Officer Code

· Known or obvious deviations from Applicable Laws

· Failure to acknowledge and certify adherence to the Officer Code

The Deutsche AM Compliance Officer has the authority to take any and all action he or she considers appropriate in his or her sole discretion to investigate known or suspected Code violations, including consulting with the Fund’s Board, the independent Board members, a Board committee, the Fund’s legal counsel and/or counsel to the independent Board members. The Compliance Officer also has the authority to use all reasonable resources to investigate violations, including retaining or engaging legal counsel, accounting firms or other consultants, subject to applicable law.^[3] The costs associated with such actions may be borne by the Fund, if appropriate, after consultation with the Fund’s Board (or committee thereof). Otherwise, such costs will be borne by Deutsche AM.

B. How to Report

Any known or suspected violations of the Officer Code must be promptly reported to the Deutsche AM Compliance Officer.

C. Process for Violation Reporting to the Fund Board

The Deutsche AM Compliance Officer will promptly report any violations of the Code to the Fund’s Board (or committee thereof).

D. Sanctions for Code Violations

Violations of the Code will be taken seriously. In response to reported or otherwise known violations, Deutsche AM and the relevant Fund’s Board may impose sanctions within the scope of their respective authority over the Covered Officer at issue. Sanctions imposed by Deutsche AM could include termination of employment. Sanctions imposed by a Fund’s Board could include termination of association with the Fund.

V. Waivers from the Officer Code

A Covered Officer may request a waiver from the Officer Code by transmitting a written request for a waiver to the Deutsche AM Compliance Officer.^[4] The request must include the rationale for the request and must explain how the waiver would be in furtherance of the standards of conduct described in and underlying purposes of the Officer Code. The Deutsche AM Compliance Officer will present this information to the Fund’s Board (or committee thereof). The Board (or committee) will determine whether to grant the requested waiver. If the Board (or committee) grants the requested waiver, the Deutsche AM Compliance Officer thereafter will monitor the activities subject to the waiver, as appropriate, and will promptly report to the Fund’s Board (or committee thereof) regarding such activities, as appropriate.

The Deutsche AM Compliance Officer will coordinate and facilitate any required public disclosures of any waivers granted or any implicit waivers.

VI. Amendments to the Code

The Deutsche AM Compliance Officer will review the Officer Code from time to time for its continued appropriateness and will propose any amendments to the Fund’s Board (or committee thereof) on a timely basis. In addition, the Board (or committee thereof) will review the Officer Code at least annually for its continued appropriateness and may amend the Code as necessary or appropriate.

The Deutsche AM Compliance Officer will coordinate and facilitate any required public disclosures of Code amendments.

VII. Acknowledgement and Certification of Adherence to the Officer Code

Each Covered Officer must sign a statement upon appointment as a Covered Officer and annually thereafter acknowledging that he or she has received and read the Officer Code, as amended or updated, and confirming that he or she has complied with it (see Appendix B: Acknowledgement and Certification of Obligations Under the Officer Code).

Understanding and complying with the Officer Code and truthfully completing the Acknowledgement and Certification Form is each Covered Officer’s obligation.

The Deutsche AM Compliance Officer will maintain such Acknowledgements in the Fund’s books and records.

VIII. Scope of Responsibilities

A Covered Officer’s responsibilities under the Officer Code are limited to:

(1) Fund matters over which the Officer has direct responsibility or control, matters in which the Officer routinely participates, and matters with which the Officer is otherwise involved (i.e., matters within the scope of the Covered Officer’s responsibilities as a Fund officer); and

(2) Fund matters of which the Officer has actual knowledge.

IX. Recordkeeping

The Deutsche AM Compliance Officer will create and maintain appropriate records regarding the implementation and operation of the Officer Code, including records relating to conflicts of interest determinations and investigations of possible Code violations.

X. Confidentiality

All reports and records prepared or maintained pursuant to this Officer Code shall be considered confidential and shall be maintained and protected accordingly. Except as otherwise required by law or this Officer Code, such matters shall not be disclosed to anyone other than the Deutsche AM Compliance Officer, the Fund’s Board (or committee thereof), legal counsel, independent auditors, and any consultants engaged by the Compliance Officer.

Appendices

Appendix A:

List of Officers Covered under the Code, by Board:

Fund Board	Principal Executive Officers	Principal Financial Officers	Treasurer
Deutsche Funds	Brian Binder[5]	Paul Schubert	Paul Schubert
Germany Funds*	Brian Binder	Paul Schubert	Paul Schubert

* The Central Europe, Russia and Turkey Fund, Inc., The European Equity Fund, Inc. and The New Germany Fund, Inc.

Deutsche AM Compliance Officer:

Eileen Winkler

Head of Employee Compliance Americas

Phone: (212) 250-1544

Email: eileen.winkler@db.com

As of: February 10, 2017

Appendix B: Acknowledgement and Certification

Initial Acknowledgement and Certification

of Obligations Under the Officer Code

Print Name Department Location Telephone

1. I acknowledge and certify that I am a Covered Officer under the Deutsche Asset Management (“Deutsche AM”) Principal Executive and Financial Officer Code of Ethics (“Officer Code”), and therefore subject to all of its requirements and provisions.

2. I have received and read the Officer Code and I understand the requirements and provisions set forth in the Officer Code.

3. I have disclosed any conflicts of interest of which I am aware to the Deutsche AM Compliance Officer.

4. I will act in the best interest of the Funds for which I serve as an officer and have maintained the confidentiality of personal information about Fund shareholders.

5. I will report any known or suspected violations of the Officer Code in a timely manner to the Deutsche AM Compliance Officer.

______________________________ ____________________

Signature Date

Annual Acknowledgement and Certification

of Obligations Under the Officer Code

Print Name Department Location Telephone

1. I acknowledge and certify that I am a Covered Officer under the Deutsche Asset Management Principal Executive and Financial Officer Code of Ethics (“Officer Code”), and therefore subject to all of its requirements and provisions.

2. I have received and read the Officer Code, and I understand the requirements and provisions set forth in the Officer Code.

3. I have adhered to the Officer Code.

4. I have not knowingly been a party to any conflict of interest, nor have I had actual knowledge about actual or apparent conflicts of interest that I did not report to the Deutsche AM Compliance Officer in accordance with the Officer Code’s requirements.

5. I have acted in the best interest of the Funds for which I serve as an officer and have maintained the confidentiality of personal information about Fund shareholders.

6. With respect to the duties I perform for the Fund as a Fund officer, I believe that effective processes are in place to create and file public reports and documents in accordance with applicable regulations.

7. With respect to the duties I perform for the Fund as a Fund officer, I have complied to the best of my knowledge with all Applicable Laws (as that term is defined in the Officer Code) and have appropriately monitored those persons under my supervision for compliance with Applicable Laws.

8. I have reported any known or suspected violations of the Officer Code in a timely manner to theDeutsche AM Compliance Officer.

______________________________ ____________________

Signature Date

Appendix C: Definitions

Principal Executive Officer

Individual holding the office of President of the Fund or series of Funds, or a person performing a similar function.

Principal Financial Officer

Individual holding the office of Treasurer of the Fund or series of Funds, or a person performing a similar function.

Registered Investment Management Investment Company

Registered investment companies other than a face-amount certificate company or a unit investment trust.

Waiver

A waiver is an approval of an exemption from a Code requirement.

Implicit Waiver

An implicit waiver is the failure to take action within a reasonable period of time regarding a material departure from a requirement or provision of the Officer Code that has been made known to theDeutsche AM Compliance Officer or the Fund’s Board (or committee thereof).

^[1] The obligations imposed by the Officer Code are separate from, and in addition to, any obligations imposed under codes of ethics adopted pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and any other code of conduct applicable to Covered Officers in whatever capacity they serve. The Officer Code does not incorporate any of those other codes and, accordingly, violations of those codes will not necessarily be considered violations of the Officer Code and waivers granted under those codes would not necessarily require a waiver to be granted under this Code. Sanctions imposed under those codes may be considered in determining appropriate sanctions for any violation of this Code.

^[2] For example, retaining a Fund’s independent accounting firm may require pre-approval by the Fund’s audit committee.

^[3] For example, retaining a Fund’s independent accounting firm may require pre-approval by the Fund’s audit committee.

^[4] Of course, it is not a waiver of the Officer Code if the Fund’s Board (or committee thereof) determines that a matter is not a deviation from the Officer Code’s requirements or is otherwise not covered by the Code.

^[5] As of December 1, 2013

EX-99.CERT

President

Form N-CSR Certification under Sarbanes Oxley Act

I, Brian E. Binder, certify that:

1)	I have reviewed this report, filed on behalf of Deutsche Government Series, a series of Cash Reserve Fund, Inc., on Form N-CSR;
2)	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3)	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4)	The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
	a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
	b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
	c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
	d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5)	The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
	a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
	b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

3/1/2017	/s/Brian E. Binder
	Brian E. Binder
	President

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Form N-CSR Certification under Sarbanes Oxley Act

I, Paul Schubert, certify that:

1)	I have reviewed this report, filed on behalf of Deutsche Government Series, a series of Cash Reserve Fund, Inc., on Form N-CSR;
2)	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3)	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4)	The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
	a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
	b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
	c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
	d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5)	The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
	a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
	b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting

3/1/2017	/s/Paul Schubert
	Paul Schubert
	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

EX-99.906 CERT

President

Section 906 Certification under Sarbanes Oxley Act

I, Brian E. Binder, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this report, filed on behalf of Deutsche Government Series, a series of Cash Reserve Fund, Inc., on Form N-CSR;
2.	Based on my knowledge and pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, the periodic report on Form N-CSR (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of § 13 (a) or § 15 (d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

3/1/2017	/s/Brian E. Binder
	Brian E. Binder
	President

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Section 906 Certification under Sarbanes Oxley Act

I, Paul Schubert, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this report, filed on behalf of Deutsche Government Series, a series of Cash Reserve Fund, Inc., on Form N-CSR;
2.	Based on my knowledge and pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, the periodic report on Form N-CSR (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of § 13 (a) or § 15 (d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

3/1/2017	/s/Paul Schubert
	Paul Schubert
	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer