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 incorporation by
reference of our report dated July 22, 2008 on the financial statements and
financial highlights of the RiverSource Short Duration U.S. Government Fund of
the RiverSource Government Income Series, Inc. included in the annual report for
the fiscal year ended May 31, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission in Post-Effective Amendment No. 46 to the Registration Statement
(Form N-1A, No. 2-96512) of the RiverSource Government Income Series, Inc.


                                        /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 17, 2009