Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the references to our firm under the captions "Financial
Highlights" in the Prospectus and "Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm" in the Statement of Additional Information and to the use and
incorporation by reference of our reports dated July 21, 2009 on the financial
statements of the RiverSource Short Duration U.S. Government Fund and the
RiverSource U.S. Government Mortgage Fund of the RiverSource Government Income
Series, Inc. included in the Annual Report for the period ended May 31, 2009, as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in Post-Effective Amendment
No. 47 to the Registration Statement (Form N-1A, No. 2-96512) of the RiverSource
Government Income Series, Inc.


                                        /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota
July 27, 2009