N-CSR

United States

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C.  20549

Form N-CSR

Certified Shareholder Report of Registered Management Investment Companies

811-4489

(Investment Company Act File Number)

Federated U.S. Government Bond Fund

_______________________________________________________________

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Federated Investors Funds

4000 Ericsson Drive

Warrendale, Pennsylvania 15086-7561

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(412) 288-1900

(Registrant's Telephone Number)

John W. McGonigle, Esquire

Federated Investors Tower

1001 Liberty Avenue

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

(Notices should be sent to the Agent for Service)

Date of Fiscal Year End:  08/31/10

Date of Reporting Period:  08/31/10

Item 1.                      Reports to Stockholders

Federated U.S. Government Bond Fund

ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT

August 31, 2010

Institutional Service Shares

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLES
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND FUND OFFICERS

EVALUATION AND APPROVAL OF ADVISORY CONTRACT
VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE

Financial Highlights - Institutional Service Shares

(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)

Year Ended August 31	20101	2009	2008	2007	2006
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period	$11.31	$11.33	$11.04	$11.14	$12.16
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income	0.34	0.38	0.47	0.50	0.50
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts	1.68	0.37	0.44	0.03	(0.75)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS	2.02	0.75	0.91	0.53	(0.25)
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net investment income	(0.35)	(0.38)	(0.47)	(0.50)	(0.50)
Distributions from net realized gain on investments and futures contracts	(0.58)	(0.39)	(0.15)	(0.13)	(0.27)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS	(0.93)	(0.77)	(0.62)	(0.63)	(0.77)
Net Asset Value, End of Period	$12.40	$11.31	$11.33	$11.04	$11.14
Total Return2	19.19%	6.46%	8.42%	4.90%	(1.89)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses	1.14%	0.91%	0.91%	0.91%	0.91%
Net investment income	3.06%	3.28%	4.14%	4.52%	4.46%
Expense waiver/reimbursement3	0.08%	0.36%	0.38%	0.27%	0.35%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)	$101,838	$70,686	$76,218	$72,390	$83,989
Portfolio turnover	162%	45%	32%	9%	38%

1	Beginning with the year ended August 31, 2010, the Fund was audited by KPMG LLP. The previous years were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.
2	Based on net asset value.
3	This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

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Shareholder Expense Example (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) fees and/or shareholder services fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from March 1, 2010 to August 31, 2010.

ACTUAL EXPENSES

The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred 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 first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are required to be provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

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Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

	Beginning Account Value 3/1/2010	Ending Account Value 8/31/2010	Expenses Paid During Period1,2
Actual	$1,000	$1,172.60	$6.24
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses)	$1,000	$1,019.46	$5.80

1

Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratio of 1.14%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half-year period).

2

Actual and Hypothetical expenses paid during the period utilizing the Fund's current annualized net expense ratio of 1.30% (as reflected in the Notes to Financial Statements, Note 5, under Expense Limitation), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect expenses paid as if they had been in effect throughout the most recent one-half-year period) would be $7.12 and $6.61, respectively.

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Performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. For current to the most recent month-end performance and after-tax returns, visit FederatedInvestors.com or call 1-800-341-7400.

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance (unaudited)

The Fund's total return, based on net asset value, for the 12-month reporting period was 19.19%. The total return of the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 10+ Year Treasury Index (“Index”),¹ a broad-based securities market index, was 16.70% over the same period. The Fund's total return consisted of 4.45% of taxable dividends and 14.74% in capital appreciation of Fund shares.

During the reporting period, the most significant factors affecting the Fund's performance were: (a) duration² and yield curve management; (b) allocation between the U.S. Treasury and U.S. agency sectors; and (c) security selection, particularly in nominal vs. inflation-protected Treasury securities.

Market Overview

While the Federal Reserve kept the overnight federal funds target rate in a range between 0.00% and 0.25%, longer-term interest rates rose during the first half of the reporting period on signs of economic growth following the deep recession of 2009. After contracting in five of the previous six quarters, Gross Domestic Product accelerated to an annualized pace of 5% in the fourth quarter of 2009. Leading the charge was the manufacturing sector, which benefitted from strong growth overseas and domestic inventory re-stocking. Business investment also surged as companies became more confident that the economic rebound would be sustained. Ten-year Treasury rates rose from 3.40% on August 31, 2009, to 3.83% by March 31, 2010.³

1	The Bank of America Merrill Lynch 10+ Year Treasury Index is an unmanaged index which includes U.S. Treasury securities with maturities greater than 10 years. Investments cannot be made in an index.
2	Duration is a measure of a security's price sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Securities with longer durations are more sensitive to changes in interest rates than securities with shorter durations.
3	Bond prices are sensitive to changes in interest rates and a rise in interest rates can cause a decline in their prices.

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In the second quarter of 2010, however, the economy began to stall. Investor confidence was shaken by both the puzzling “flash crash” of the stock market in May and a sovereign debt crisis in Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain. Consumer spending remained subdued as the unemployment rate stubbornly hovered near 10%. Housing resumed its struggle once the first time homeowners' tax credit expired in April. Inflation rates, low to begin with, began to decelerate, raising deflation worries. Interest rates reversed course and plunged in the second half of the reporting period. The 10-year Treasury yield fell from 3.83% on March 31 to 2.47% on August 31, as the market increased the odds of a double-dip recession.

DURATION AND YIELD CURVE

The primary reason for the Fund's strong absolute return of 19.19% net of fees during the 12-month reporting period was the decline in longer-term interest rates noted above. Interest rates and bond prices move in opposite directions, and longer-term bond prices are most sensitive to changes in interest rates. The Fund's duration (a measure of interest rate sensitivity) is typically between 5 and 15 years.

The Fund's outperformance of the Index was principally due to the timing of the Fund's changes in its duration position, which was primarily expressed through Treasury note futures contracts. The Fund's bias for intermediate maturities to underperform shorter and longer maturities hurt performance in the first half of the reporting period and helped performance in the second half.

SECTOR ALLOCATION

The Fund's allocation to U.S. government agency securities added to returns, as these securities outperformed Treasuries. However, the Fund reduced its exposure to U.S. government agency securities during the reporting period, due partly to rich valuation levels. In addition, the position was reduced to 10% of the portfolio, due also to the announced end of “unlimited capital” from the government in December 2012, as well as uncertainty regarding the ultimate reorganization of the government agencies now in receivership.

SECurity selection

The Fund's allocation to Treasury Inflation-Protected securities subtracted from returns relative to the benchmark, as these securities appreciated less than nominal Treasuries on fears of a double dip recession causing a sustained period of deflation. Long maturity agency bonds issued by the Federal Farm Credit Bank significantly outperformed other agency bonds, as this agency was less impacted by the housing crisis than FNMA and FHLMC.

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GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT

The graph below illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000¹ in Federated U.S. Government Bond Fund (the “Fund”) from August 31, 2000 to August 31, 2010, compared to the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 10+ Year Treasury Index (ML10+T).²

Average Annual Total Returns for the Period Ended 8/31/2010
1 Year	19.19%
5 Years	7.20%
10 Years	7.77%

Performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. For current to the most recent month-end performance and after-tax returns, visit FederatedInvestors.com or call 1-800-341-7400. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Mutual funds are not obligations of or guaranteed by any bank and are not federally insured.

1	The Fund's performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The ML10+T has been adjusted to reflect reinvestment of dividends on securities in the index.
2	The ML10+T includes U.S. Treasury securities with maturities greater than 10 years. The ML10+T is not adjusted to reflect sales charges, expenses or other fees that the Securities and Exchange Commission requires to be reflected in the Fund's performance. The index is unmanaged, and unlike the Fund, is not affected by cash flows. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

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Portfolio of Investments Summary Tables (unaudited)

At August 31, 2010, the Fund's portfolio composition¹ was as follows:

Type of Investments	Percentage of Total Net Assets
U.S. Treasury Securities	85.2%
U.S. Government Agency Securities	10.5%
Derivative Contracts2	0.6%
Cash Equivalents3	3.4%
Other Assets and Liabilities — Net4	0.3%
TOTAL	100.0%

At August 31, 2010 the Fund's effective maturity⁵ schedule was as follows:

Securities with an Effective Maturity of:	Percentage of Total Net Assets
Less than 10 Years	4.6%
10-20 Years	45.6%
Greater than 20 Years	45.5%
Derivative Contracts2	0.6%
Cash Equivalents3	3.4%
Other Assets and Liabilities — Net4	0.3%
TOTAL	100.0%

1	See the Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for a description of the types of securities and derivative contracts in which the Fund invests.
2	Based upon net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) or value of the derivative contracts as applicable. Derivative contracts may consist of futures, forwards, options and swaps. The impact of a derivative contract on the Fund's performance may be larger than its unrealized appreciation (depreciation) or value may indicate. In many cases, the notional value or amount of a derivative contract may provide a better indication of the contract's significance to the portfolio. More complete information regarding the Fund's direct investments in derivative contracts, including unrealized appreciation (depreciation), value and notional values or amounts of such contracts, can be found in the table at the end of the Portfolio of Investments included in this report.
3	Cash Equivalents include any investment in money market mutual funds and/or overnight repurchase agreements.
4	Assets, other than investments in securities and derivative contracts, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
5	For mortgage securities, “effective maturity” is the projected, weighted average life of the security reported by an independent provider of financial data. For all other investments, “effective maturity” is the unexpired period until the earliest date the investment is subject to prepayment or repurchase by the issuer (and market conditions indicate that the issuer will prepay or repurchase the investment). Derivative contracts are treated as having the same maturity as the underlying securities or index.

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Portfolio of Investments

August 31, 2010

Principal Amount or Shares			Value
		U.S. Treasury – 85.2%
		U.S. Treasury Bonds – 74.7%
$3,000,000		8.750%, 5/15/2020	4,643,086
6,000,000		8.000%, 11/15/2021	9,104,531
12,000,000		6.250%, 8/15/2023	16,401,563
1,000,000	1	6.875%, 8/15/2025	1,471,094
1,500,000		6.625%, 2/15/2027	2,196,563
1,500,000		6.125%, 11/15/2027	2,103,633
2,000,000		5.375%, 2/15/2031	2,627,500
14,000,000		4.375%, 2/15/2038	16,226,875
4,000,000		4.375%, 11/15/2039	4,618,750
8,900,000		4.375%, 5/15/2040	10,287,149
6,000,000		3.875%, 8/15/2040	6,389,531
		TOTAL	76,070,275
		U.S. Treasury Note – 10.5%
9,137,160		U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 2.500%, 1/15/2029	10,721,886
		TOTAL U.S. TREASURY (IDENTIFIED COST $76,648,517)	86,792,161
		GOVERNMENT AGENCIES – 10.5%
		Federal Farm Credit System – 4.4%
3,500,000		5.770%, 1/5/2027	4,485,609
		Federal Home Loan Bank System – 2.2%
1,750,000		5.500%, 7/15/2036	2,156,536
		Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation – 3.9%
3,500,000		5.625%, 11/23/2035	3,985,265
		TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (IDENTIFIED COST $8,935,659)	10,627,410
		Mutual fund – 3.4%
3,465,287	2,3	Federated Government Obligations Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.07% (AT NET ASSET VALUE)	3,465,287
		TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.1% (IDENTIFIED COST $89,049,463)4	100,884,858
		OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET — 0.9%5	952,791
		TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100%	$101,837,649

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At August 31, 2010, the Fund had the following outstanding futures contracts:

Description	Number of Contracts	Notional Value	Expiration Date	Unrealized Appreciation
6U.S. Treasury Bond 30-Year Long Futures	85	$11,477,656	December 2010	$205,012
6U.S. Treasury Note 10-Year Long Futures	470	$59,043,750	December 2010	$453,204
UNREALIZED APPRECIATION ON FUTURES CONTRACTS				$658,216

Unrealized Appreciation on Futures Contracts is included in “Other Assets andLiabilities — Net.”

1	Pledged as collateral to ensure the Fund is able to satisfy the obligations of its outstanding long futures contracts.
2	Affiliated company.
3	7-Day net yield.
4	The cost of investments for federal tax purposes amounts to $89,201,641.
5	Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
6	Non-income producing security.

Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at August 31, 2010.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities, including investment companies with daily NAVs

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, use of amortized cost, etc.)

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

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The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of August 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value:

Valuation Inputs
	Level 1 —  Quoted Prices and Investments in Mutual Funds	Level 2 —  Other Significant Observable Inputs	Level 3 —  Significant Unobservable Inputs	Total
Debt Securities:
U.S. Treasury	$ —	$86,792,161	$ —	$86,792,161
Government Agencies	—	10,627,410	—	10,627,410
Mutual Fund	3,465,287	—	—	3,465,287
TOTAL SECURITIES	$3,465,287	$97,419,571	$ —	$100,884,858
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS*	$658,216	$ —	$ —	$658,216

* Other financial instruments include futures contracts.

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

August 31, 2010

Assets:
Total investments in securities, at value including $3,465,287 of investments in an affiliated issuer (Note 5) (identified cost $89,049,463)		$100,884,858
Income receivable		627,820
Receivable for shares sold		307,359
Receivable for daily variation margin		242,613
Prepaid expenses		1,727
TOTAL ASSETS		102,064,377
Liabilities:
Payable for shares redeemed	$192,578
Income distribution payable	15,758
Payable for shareholder services fee (Note 5)	18,392
TOTAL LIABILITIES		226,728
Net assets for 8,211,444 shares outstanding		$101,837,649
Net Assets Consist of:
Paid-in capital		$82,762,077
Net unrealized appreciation of investments and futures contracts		12,493,611
Accumulated net realized gain on investments and futures contracts		6,557,240
Undistributed net investment income		24,721
TOTAL NET ASSETS		$101,837,649
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share:
$101,837,649 ÷ 8,211,444 shares outstanding, no par value, unlimited shares authorized		$12.40

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

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Statement of Operations

Year Ended August 31, 2010

Investment Income:
Interest (including income on securities loaned of $4,832)			$3,656,229
Dividends received from an affiliated issuer (Note 5)			1,544
TOTAL INCOME			3,657,773
Expenses:
Investment adviser fee (Note 5)		$521,547
Administrative personnel and services fee (Note 5)		150,000
Custodian fees		14,750
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses		68,472
Directors'/Trustees' fees		7,655
Auditing fees		23,531
Legal fees		2,977
Portfolio accounting fees		43,059
Shareholder services fee (Note 5)		162,753
Account administration fee		1,724
Share registration costs		25,942
Printing and postage		24,344
Insurance premiums		4,418
Miscellaneous		8,102
TOTAL EXPENSES		1,059,274
Waivers and Reimbursement (Note 5):
Waiver/reimbursement of investment adviser fee	$(41,458)
Waiver of administrative personnel and services fee	(24,130)
TOTAL WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENT		(65,588)
Net expenses			993,686
Net investment income			2,664,087
Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments and Futures Contracts:
Net realized gain on investments			6,213,689
Net realized gain on futures contracts			756,048
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments			8,464,390
Net change in unrealized appreciation of futures contracts			646,753
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and futures contracts			16,080,880
Change in net assets resulting from operations			$18,744,967

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

Year Ended August 31	2010	2009
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Operations:
Net investment income	$2,664,087	$2,546,911
Net realized gain on investments and futures contracts	6,969,737	2,997,240
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments and futures contracts	9,111,143	(630,409)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS	18,744,967	4,913,742
Distributions to Shareholders:
Distributions from net investment income	(2,689,594)	(2,545,007)
Distributions from net realized gain on investments	(3,357,244)	(2,639,942)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS	(6,046,838)	(5,184,949)
Share Transactions:
Proceeds from sale of shares	68,624,036	31,170,854
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared	5,078,098	4,260,745
Cost of shares redeemed	(55,248,440)	(40,692,585)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS	18,453,694	(5,260,986)
Change in net assets	31,151,823	(5,532,193)
Net Assets:
Beginning of period	70,685,826	76,218,019
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $24,721 and $50,228, respectively)	$101,837,649	$70,685,826

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

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Notes to Financial Statements

August 31, 2010

1. ORGANIZATION

Federated U.S. Government Bond Fund (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The investment objective of the Fund is to pursue total return.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

Investment Valuation

In calculating its net asset value (NAV), the Fund generally values investments as follows:

• Fixed-income securities acquired with remaining maturities greater than 60 days are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”).
• Fixed-income securities acquired with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued at their cost (adjusted for the accretion of any discount or amortization of any premium).
• Shares of other mutual funds are valued based upon their reported NAVs.
• Derivative contracts listed on exchanges are valued at their reported settlement or closing price.
• Over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Trustees.

If the Fund cannot obtain a price or price evaluation from a pricing service for an investment, the Fund may attempt to value the investment based upon the mean of bid and asked quotations or fair value the investment based on price evaluations, from one or more dealers. If any price, quotation, price evaluation or other pricing source is not readily available when the NAV is calculated, the Fund uses the fair value of the investment determined in accordance with the procedures described below. There can be no assurance that the Fund could purchase or sell an investment at the price used to calculate the Fund's NAV.

Fair Valuation and Significant Events Procedures

The Trustees have authorized the use of pricing services to provide evaluations of the current fair value of certain investments for purposes of calculating the NAV. Factors considered by pricing services in evaluating an investment include the yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, call rights and other potential prepayments, terms and type, reported transactions, indications as to values from dealers and general market conditions. Some pricing services provide a single price evaluation reflecting the bid-side of the market for an investment (a “bid” evaluation). Other pricing services offer both bid evaluations and price evaluations indicative of a price between the prices bid and asked for the investment (a “mid” evaluation). The Fund normally uses bid evaluations for U.S. Treasury and Agency securities and mortgage-backed securities. The Fund normally uses mid evaluations for other types of fixed-income securities and OTC derivative contracts. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the fair value of the investment is determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees.

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The Trustees also have adopted procedures requiring an investment to be priced at its fair value whenever the Adviser determines that a significant event affecting the value of the investment has occurred between the time as of which the price of the investment would otherwise be determined and the time as of which the NAV is computed. An event is considered significant if there is both an affirmative expectation that the investment's value will change in response to the event and a reasonable basis for quantifying the resulting change in value. Examples of significant events that may occur after the close of the principal market on which a security is traded, or after the time of a price evaluation provided by a pricing service or a dealer, include:

• With respect to price evaluations of fixed-income securities determined before the close of regular trading on the NYSE, actions by the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee and other significant trends in U.S. fixed-income markets;
• Political or other developments affecting the economy or markets in which an issuer conducts its operations or its securities are traded; and
• Announcements concerning matters such as acquisitions, recapitalizations, litigation developments, a natural disaster affecting the issuer's operations or regulatory changes or market developments affecting the issuer's industry.

The Fund may seek to obtain more current quotations or price evaluations from alternative pricing sources. If a reliable alternative pricing source is not available, the Fund will determine the fair value of the investment using another method approved by the Trustees.

Repurchase Agreements

It is the policy of the Fund to require the other party to a repurchase agreement to transfer to the Fund's custodian or sub-custodian eligible securities or cash with a market value (after transaction costs) at least equal to the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement. The eligible securities are transferred to accounts with the custodian or sub-custodian in which the Fund holds a “securities entitlement” and exercises “control” as those terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code. The Fund has established procedures for monitoring the market value of the transferred securities and requiring the transfer of additional eligible securities, if necessary, to equal at least the repurchase price. These procedures also allow the other party to require securities to be transferred from the account to the extent that their market value exceeds the repurchase price or in exchange for other eligible securities of equivalent market value.

The insolvency of the other party or other failure to repurchase the securities may delay the disposition of the underlying securities or cause the Fund to receive less than the full repurchase price. Under the terms of the repurchase agreement, any amounts received by the Fund in excess of the repurchase price and related transaction costs must be remitted to the other party.

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements in which eligible securities are transferred into joint trading accounts maintained by the custodian or sub-custodian for investment companies and other clients advised by the Fund's Adviser and its affiliates. The Fund will participate on a pro rata basis with the other investment companies and clients in its share of the securities transferred under such repurchase agreements and in its share of proceeds from any repurchase or other disposition of such securities.

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Investment Income, Gains and Losses, Expenses and Distributions

Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified-cost basis. Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Positive or negative inflation adjustments on Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities are included in interest income. Distributions of net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly.

Premium and Discount Amortization

All premiums and discounts on fixed-income securities are amortized/accreted.

Federal Taxes

It is the Fund's policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax is necessary. As of and during the year ended August 31, 2010, the Fund did not have a liability for any uncertain tax positions. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to tax liabilities as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. As of August 31, 2010, tax years 2007 through 2010 remain subject to examination by the Fund's major tax jurisdictions, which include the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions

The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.

Futures Contracts

The Fund periodically purchases and sells financial futures contracts to manage cash flows and duration, enhance yield and to potentially reduce transaction costs. Upon entering into a financial futures contract with a broker, the Fund is required to deposit in a segregated account a specified amount of cash or U.S. government securities. Futures contracts are valued daily and unrealized gains or losses are recorded in a “variation margin” account. Daily, the Fund receives from or pays to the broker a specified amount of cash based upon changes in the variation margin account. When a contract is closed, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss. Futures contracts have market risks, including the risk that the change in the value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in the value of the underlying securities. There is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange's clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.

Futures contracts outstanding at period end are listed after the Fund's Portfolio of Investments.

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Additional Disclosure Related to Derivative Instruments

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

	Asset
	Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location	Fair Value
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC Topic 815
Interest rate contracts	Receivable for daily variation margin	$658,216*

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the footnotes to the Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day's variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Year Ended August 31, 2010

Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
	Futures
Interest rate contracts	$756,048

Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
	Futures
Interest rate contracts	$646,753

Securities Lending

The Fund participates in a securities lending program providing for the lending of government securities to qualified brokers. The Fund normally receives cash collateral for securities loaned that is invested in short-term securities including repurchase agreements. Collateral is maintained at a minimum level of 100% of the market value of investments loaned, plus interest, if applicable. Earnings on collateral are allocated between the securities lending agent, as a fee for its services under the program, and the Fund, according to agreed-upon rates.

As of August 31, 2010, the Fund had no outstanding securities on loan.

Other

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated.

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3. CAPITAL STOCK

The following table summarizes share activity:

Year Ended August 31	2010	2009
Shares sold	6,374,164	2,691,089
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared	466,200	361,756
Shares redeemed	(4,876,514)	(3,535,283)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS	1,963,850	(482,438)

4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

The tax character of distributions as reported on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended August 31, 2010 and 2009, was as follows:

	2010	2009
Ordinary income1	$3,216,973	$2,637,325
Long-term capital gains	$2,829,865	$2,547,624

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

As of August 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

Undistributed ordinary income2	$5,196,881
Undistributed long-term capital gains	$2,640,844
Net unrealized appreciation	$11,237,847

2 For tax purposes, short-term capital gains are considered ordinary income for distribution purposes.

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable to differing treatments for the deferral of losses on wash sales.

At August 31, 2010, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $89,201,641. The net unrealized appreciation of investments for federal tax purposes excluding any unrealized appreciation/depreciation resulting from futures contracts was $11,683,217. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $11,683,217.

5. INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Adviser Fee

Federated Investment Management Company is the Fund's investment adviser (the “Adviser”). The advisory agreement between the Fund and the Adviser provides for an annual fee equal to 0.60% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, the Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the year ended August 31, 2010, the Adviser voluntarily waived $38,311 of its fee.

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Administrative Fee

Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average aggregate daily net assets of certain Federated funds as specified below:

Administrative Fee	Average Aggregate Daily Net Assets of the Federated Funds
0.150%	on the first $5 billion
0.125%	on the next $5 billion
0.100%	on the next $10 billion
0.075%	on assets in excess of $20 billion

The administrative fee received during any fiscal year shall be at least $150,000 per portfolio and $40,000 per each additional class of Shares. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FAS may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the year ended August 31, 2010, the net fee paid to FAS was 0.145% of average daily net assets of the Fund. FAS waived $24,130 of its fee.

Shareholder Services Fee

The Fund may pay fees (“Service Fees”) up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Institutional Service Shares to financial intermediaries or to Federated Shareholder Services Company (FSSC) for providing services to shareholders and maintaining shareholder accounts. Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FSSC may voluntarily reimburse the Fund for Service Fees. For the year ended August 31, 2010, FSSC received $941 of fees paid by the Fund.

Expense Limitation

The Adviser and its affiliates (which may include FAS and FSSC) have voluntarily agreed to waive their fees and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual fund operating expenses (as shown in the financial highlights) paid by the Fund (after the voluntary waivers and reimbursements) will not exceed 1.30% (the “Fee Limit”), through the later of (the “Termination Date”): (a) October 31, 2011; or (b) the date of the Fund's next effective Prospectus. While the Adviser and its affiliates currently do not anticipate terminating or increasing these arrangements prior to the Termination Date, these arrangements may only be terminated or the Fee Limit increased prior to the Termination Date with the agreement of the Trustees.

General

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Fund are Officers and Directors or Trustees of the above companies.

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Transactions with Affiliated Companies

Affiliated holdings are mutual funds which are managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. The Adviser has agreed to reimburse the Fund for certain investment adviser fees as a result of transactions in other affiliated mutual funds. For the year ended August 31, 2010, the Adviser reimbursed $3,147. Transactions with the affiliated company during the year ended August 31, 2010, were as follows:

Affiliate	Balance of Shares Held 8/31/2009	Purchases/ Additions	Sales/ Reductions	Balance of Shares Held 8/31/2010	Value	Dividend Income
Federated Government Obligations Fund, Institutional Shares	2,855,454	54,512,746	53,902,913	3,465,287	$3,465,287	$1,544

6. LINE OF CREDIT

The Fund participates in a $100,000,000 unsecured, uncommitted revolving line of credit (LOC) agreement with PNC Bank. The LOC was made available for extraordinary or emergency purposes, primarily for financing redemption payments. Borrowings are charged interest at a rate offered to the Fund by PNC Bank at the time of the borrowing. As of August 31, 2010, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended August 31, 2010, the Fund did not utilize the LOC.

7. INTERFUND LENDING

Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund, along with other funds advised by subsidiaries of Federated Investors, Inc., may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from other participating affiliated funds. As of August 31, 2010, there were no outstanding loans. During the year ended August 31, 2010, the program was not utilized.

8. Legal Proceedings

Since October 2003, Federated Investors, Inc. and related entities (collectively, “Federated”), and various Federated sponsored mutual funds (“Federated Funds”) have been named as defendants in several class action lawsuits now pending in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. The lawsuits were purportedly filed on behalf of people who purchased, owned and/or redeemed shares of certain Federated Funds during specified periods beginning November 1, 1998. The suits are generally similar in alleging that Federated engaged in illegal and improper trading practices including market timing and late trading in concert with certain institutional traders, which allegedly caused financial injury to the mutual fund shareholders. Federated without admitting the validity of any claim has reached a preliminary settlement with the Plaintiffs in these cases. Any settlement would have to be approved by the Court. Federated entities have also been named as defendants in several additional lawsuits that are now pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. These lawsuits have been consolidated into a single action alleging excessive advisory fees involving one of the Federated Funds. The Board of the Federated Funds retained the law firm of Dickstein Shapiro LLP to represent the Federated Funds in these lawsuits. Federated and the Federated Funds, and their respective counsel, have been defending this litigation, and none of the Federated Funds remains a defendant in any of the lawsuits. Additional lawsuits based upon similar allegations may be filed in the future. The potential impact of these lawsuits, all of which seek monetary damages, attorneys' fees and Annual Shareholder Report

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expenses, and future potential similar suits is uncertain. Although we do not believe that these lawsuits will have a material adverse effect on the Federated Funds, there can be no assurance that these suits, ongoing adverse publicity and/or other developments resulting from the allegations in these matters will not result in increased redemptions, or reduced sales, of shares of the Federated Funds or other adverse consequences for the Federated Funds.

9. CHANGE IN INDEPENDENT REGISTERED pUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

On May 14, 2010, the Fund's Directors (“Trustees”), upon the recommendation of the Audit Committee, appointed KPMG LLP (KPMG) as the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm. On the same date, the Fund's previous independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP (E&Y) resigned. The previous reports issued by E&Y on the Fund's financial statements for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2008 and August 31, 2009, contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. During the Fund's fiscal years ended August 31, 2008 and August 31, 2009, and the interim period commencing September 1, 2009 and ending May 14, 2010: (i) there were no disagreements with E&Y on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of E&Y, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its reports on the financial statements for such years; and (ii) there were no reportable events of the kind described in Item 304(a) (1) (v) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

As indicated above, the Fund has appointed KPMG as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Fund's financial statements for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2010. During the Fund's fiscal years ended August 31, 2008 and August 31, 2009, and the interim period commencing September 1, 2009 and ending May 14, 2010, neither the Fund, nor anyone on its behalf, has consulted KPMG on items which: (i) concerned the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Fund's financial statements; or (ii) concerned the subject of a disagreement (as defined in paragraph (a) (1) (iv) of Item 304 of Regulations S-K) or reportable events (as described in paragraph (a) (1) (v) of said Item 304).

10. Subsequent events

Management has evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued, and determined that no events have occurred that require additional disclosure.

11. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

For the year ended August 31, 2010, the amount of long-term capital gains designated by the Fund was $2,829,865.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES of federated u.s. government bond fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of Federated U.S. Government Bond Fund (the “Fund”), as of August 31, 2010, and the related statement of operations, the statements of changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for the year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes for the year ended August 31, 2009 and the financial highlights for the periods presented prior to September 1, 2009, were audited by other independent registered public accountants whose report thereon dated October 20, 2009, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Federated U.S. Government Bond Fund as of August 31, 2010, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets, and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Boston, Massachusetts
October 25, 2010

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Board of Trustees and Fund Officers

The Board of Trustees is responsible for managing the Fund's business affairs and for exercising all the Fund's powers except those reserved for the shareholders. The following tables give information about each Trustee and the senior officers of the Fund. Where required, the tables separately list Trustees who are “interested persons” of the Fund (i.e., “Interested” Trustees) and those who are not (i.e., “Independent” Trustees). Unless otherwise noted, the address of each person listed is Federated Investors Tower, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. The address of all Independent Trustees listed is 4000 Ericsson Drive, Warrendale, PA 15086-7561; Attention: Mutual Fund Board. As of December 31, 2009, the Fund comprised one portfolio(s), and the Federated Fund Family consisted of 43 investment companies (comprising 145 portfolios). Unless otherwise noted, each Officer is elected annually. Unless otherwise noted, each Trustee oversees all portfolios in the Federated Fund Family and serves for an indefinite term. The Fund's Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about Fund Trustees and is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400.

Interested TRUSTEES Background

Name Birth Date Positions Held with Fund Date Service Began	Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s)
John F. Donahue* Birth Date: July 28, 1924 Trustee Began serving: May 1985	Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; Chairman and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman of the Federated Fund Family's Executive Committee. Previous Positions: Chairman of the Federated Fund Family; Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company; Chairman and Director, Federated Investment Counseling.
J. Christopher Donahue* Birth Date: April 11, 1949 PRESIDENT AND Trustee Began serving: January 2000	Principal Occupations: Principal Executive Officer and President of the Federated Fund Family; Director or Trustee of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Family; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman and Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company; Trustee, Federated Investment Counseling; Chairman and Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp.; Chairman, Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania and Passport Research, Ltd. (investment advisory subsidiary of Federated); Trustee, Federated Shareholder Services Company; Director, Federated Services Company. Previous Positions: President, Federated Investment Counseling; President and Chief Executive Officer, Federated Investment Management Company, Federated Global Investment Management Corp. and Passport Research, Ltd.

* Family relationships and reasons for “interested” status: John F. Donahue is the father of J. Christopher Donahue; both are “interested” due to their beneficial ownership of shares of Federated Investors, Inc. and the positions they hold with Federated and its subsidiaries.

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INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES Background

Name Birth Date Positions Held with Fund Date Service Began	Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications
John T. Conroy, Jr., Ph.D. Birth Date: June 23, 1937 Trustee Began serving: November 1994	Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; Chairman of the Board, Investment Properties Corporation; Partner or Trustee in private real estate ventures in Southwest Florida; Assistant Professor in Theology, Blessed Edmund Rice School for Pastoral Ministry. Previous Positions: President, Investment Properties Corporation; Senior Vice President, John R. Wood and Associates, Inc., Realtors; President, Naples Property Management, Inc. and Northgate Village Development Corporation. Qualifications: Business management and director experience.
Nicholas P. Constantakis, CPA Birth Date: September 3, 1939 Trustee Began serving: August 1991	Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family. Other Directorship Held: Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Michael Baker Corporation (architecture, engineering and construction services). Previous Position: Partner, Andersen Worldwide SC. Qualifications: Public accounting and director experience.
John F. Cunningham Birth Date: March 5, 1943 Trustee Began serving: January 1999	Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family. Other Directorships Held: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cunningham & Co., Inc. (strategic business consulting); Trustee Associate, Boston College. Previous Positions: Director, Redgate Communications and EMC Corporation (computer storage systems); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Computer Consoles, Inc.; President and Chief Operating Officer, Wang Laboratories; Director, First National Bank of Boston; Director, Apollo Computer, Inc. Qualifications: Business management and director experience.
Maureen Lally-Green Birth Date: July 5, 1949 Trustee Began serving: August 2009	Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; Director, Office of Church Relations, Diocese of Pittsburgh; Adjunct Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law. Other Directorships Held: Director, Auberle; Trustee, St. Francis University; Director, Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh; Director, UPMC Mercy Hospital; Regent, St. Vincent Seminary; Director, Epilepsy Foundation of Western and Central Pennsylvania; Director, Saint Thomas More Society, Allegheny County; Director, Carlow University. Previous Position: Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge. Qualifications: Legal and director experience.

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Name Birth Date Positions Held with Fund Date Service Began	Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications
Peter E. Madden Birth Date: March 16, 1942 Trustee Began serving: August 1991	Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee, and Chairman of the Board of Directors or Trustees, of the Federated Fund Family. Other Directorship Held: Board of Overseers, Babson College. Previous Positions: Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Court; President, Chief Operating Officer and Director, State Street Bank and Trust Company and State Street Corporation (retired); Director, VISA USA and VISA International; Chairman and Director, Massachusetts Bankers Association; Director, Depository Trust Corporation; Director, The Boston Stock Exchange. Qualifications: Business management, mutual fund services and director experience.
Charles F. Mansfield, Jr. Birth Date: April 10, 1945 Trustee Began serving: January 1999	Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee and Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Federated Fund Family; Management Consultant. Previous Positions: Chief Executive Officer, PBTC International Bank; Partner, Arthur Young & Company (now Ernst & Young LLP); Chief Financial Officer of Retail Banking Sector, Chase Manhattan Bank; Senior Vice President, HSBC Bank USA (formerly, Marine Midland Bank); Vice President, Citibank; Assistant Professor of Banking and Finance, Frank G. Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University; Executive Vice President, DVC Group, Inc. (marketing, communications and technology). Qualifications: Banking, business management, public accounting and director experience.
R. James Nicholson Birth Date: February 4, 1938 Trustee Began serving: January 2008	Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; Senior Counsel, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schrek, P.C.; Former Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs; Former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See; Former Chairman of the Republican National Committee. Other Directorships Held: Director, Horatio Alger Association; Director, The Daniels Fund. Previous Positions: Colonel, U.S. Army Reserve; Partner, Calkins, Kramer, Grimshaw and Harring, P.C.; General Counsel, Colorado Association of Housing and Building; Chairman and CEO, Nicholson Enterprises, Inc. (real estate holding company); Chairman and CEO, Renaissance Homes of Colorado. Qualifications: Legal, government, business management and mutual fund director experience.

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Name Birth Date Positions Held with Fund Date Service Began	Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years, Other Directorships Held, Previous Position(s) and Qualifications
Thomas M. O'Neill Birth Date: June 14, 1951 Trustee Began serving: October 2006	Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; Sole Proprietor, Navigator Management Company (investment and strategic consulting). Other Directorships Held: Board of Overseers, Children's Hospital of Boston; Visiting Committee on Athletics, Harvard College. Previous Positions: Chief Executive Officer and President, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Fleet Investment Advisors; President and Chief Executive Officer, Aeltus Investment Management, Inc.; General Partner, Hellman, Jordan Management Co., Boston, MA; Chief Investment Officer, The Putnam Companies, Boston, MA; Credit Analyst and Lending Officer, Fleet Bank; Director and Consultant, EZE Castle Software (investment order management software); Director, Midway Pacific (lumber). Qualifications: Business management, mutual fund, director and investment experience.
John S. Walsh Birth Date: November 28, 1957 Trustee Began serving: January 1999	Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; President and Director, Heat Wagon, Inc. (manufacturer of construction temporary heaters); President and Director, Manufacturers Products, Inc. (distributor of portable construction heaters); President, Portable Heater Parts, a division of Manufacturers Products, Inc. Previous Position: Vice President, Walsh & Kelly, Inc. Qualifications: Business management and director experience.
James F. Will Birth Date: October 12, 1938 Trustee Began serving: April 2006	Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Family; formerly, Vice Chancellor and President, Saint Vincent College. Other Directorships Held: Trustee, Saint Vincent College; Alleghany Corporation. Previous Positions: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Armco, Inc.; President and Chief Executive Officer, Cyclops Industries; President and Chief Operating Officer, Kaiser Steel Corporation. Qualifications: Business management, education and director experience.

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OFFICERS

Name Birth Date Positions Held with Fund Date Service Began	Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years and Previous Position(s)
John W. McGonigle Birth Date: October 26, 1938 EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY Began serving: June 1995	Principal Occupations: Executive Vice President and Secretary of the Federated Fund Family; Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director, Federated Investors, Inc. Previous Positions: Trustee, Federated Investment Management Company and Federated Investment Counseling; Director, Federated Global Investment Management Corp., Federated Services Company and Federated Securities Corp.
Richard A. Novak Birth Date: December 25, 1963 TREASURER Began serving: January 2006	Principal Occupations: Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Federated Fund Family; Senior Vice President, Federated Administrative Services; Financial and Operations Principal for Federated Securities Corp., Edgewood Services, Inc. and Southpointe Distribution Services, Inc. Previous Positions: Controller of Federated Investors, Inc.; Vice President, Finance of Federated Services Company; held various financial management positions within The Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh; Auditor, Arthur Andersen & Co.
Richard B. Fisher Birth Date: May 17, 1923 VICE PRESIDENT Began serving: May 1985	Principal Occupations: Vice Chairman or Vice President of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Family; Vice Chairman, Federated Investors, Inc.; Chairman, Federated Securities Corp. Previous Positions: President and Director or Trustee of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Family; Executive Vice President, Federated Investors, Inc.; Director and Chief Executive Officer, Federated Securities Corp.
Brian P. Bouda Birth Date: February 28, 1947 SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER Began serving: August 2004	Principal Occupations: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Federated Fund Family; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Federated Investors, Inc. and Chief Compliance Officer of its subsidiaries. Mr. Bouda joined Federated in 1999 and is a member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar Association of Wisconsin.
Robert J. Ostrowski Birth Date: April 26, 1963 CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Began serving: May 2004	Principal Occupations: Robert J. Ostrowski joined Federated in 1987 as an Investment Analyst and became a Portfolio Manager in 1990. He was named Chief Investment Officer of taxable fixed-income products in 2004 and also serves as a Senior Portfolio Manager. He has been a Senior Vice President of the Fund's Adviser since 1997. Mr. Ostrowski has received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He received his M.S. in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University.
Todd A. Abraham Birth Date: February 10, 1966 VICE PRESIDENT Began serving: August 2005	Principal Occupations: Todd A. Abraham has been the Fund's Portfolio Manager since 1995. He is Vice President of the Fund. Mr. Abraham has been a Portfolio Manager since 1995, a Vice President of the Fund's Adviser since 1997 and a Senior Vice President of the Fund's Adviser beginning 2007. Mr. Abraham joined Federated in 1993 as an Investment Analyst and served as Assistant Vice President of the Fund's Adviser from 1995 to 1997. Mr. Abraham served as a Portfolio Analyst at Ryland Mortgage Co. from 1992-1993. Mr. Abraham has received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and holds an M.B.A. in Finance from Loyola College.

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Name Birth Date Positions Held with Fund Date Service Began

Principal Occupation(s) for Past Five Years and Previous Position(s)

Donald T. Ellenberger Birth Date: July 24, 1958 VICE PRESIDENT Began serving: November 2005

Principal Occupations: Donald T. Ellenberger has been the Fund's Portfolio Manager since June 2005. He is Vice President of the Fund. He joined Federated in 1996 as a Portfolio Manager and a Vice President of a Federated advisory subsidiary. He became a Senior Vice President of the Fund's Adviser in January 2005 and served as a Vice President of the Fund's Adviser from 1997 through 2004. From 1986 to 1996, he served as a Trader/Portfolio Manager for Mellon Bank, N.A. Mr. Ellenberger received his M.B.A. in Finance from Stanford University.

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Evaluation and Approval of Advisory Contract - May 2010

Federated U.S. Government Bond Fund (the “Fund”)

The Fund's Board reviewed the Fund's investment advisory contract at meetings held in May 2010. The Board's decision regarding the contract reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to continue the existing arrangements.

In this connection, the Federated funds' Board had previously appointed a Senior Officer, whose duties include specified responsibilities relating to the process by which advisory fees are to be charged to a Federated fund. The Senior Officer has the authority to retain consultants, experts, or staff as may be reasonably necessary to assist in the performance of his duties, reports directly to the Board, and may be terminated only with the approval of a majority of the independent members of the Board. The Senior Officer prepared and furnished to the Board an independent, written evaluation that covered topics discussed below. The Board considered that evaluation, along with other information, in deciding to approve the advisory contract.

During its review of the contract, the Board considered compensation and benefits received by the Adviser. This included the fees received for services provided to the Fund by other entities in the Federated organization and research services (if any) received by the Adviser from brokers that execute Federated fund trades, as well as advisory fees. The Board is also familiar with and considered judicial decisions concerning allegedly excessive investment advisory fees, which have indicated that the following factors may be relevant to an Adviser's fiduciary duty with respect to its receipt of compensation from a fund: the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, including the performance of the fund; the Adviser's cost of providing the services; the extent to which the Adviser may realize “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger; any indirect benefits that may accrue to the Adviser and its affiliates as a result of the Adviser's relationship with a fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts the Board deems relevant bearing on the Adviser's services and fees. The Board further considered management fees (including any components thereof) charged to institutional and other clients of the Adviser for what might be viewed as like services, and the cost to the Adviser and its affiliates of supplying services pursuant to the management fee agreements, excluding any intra-corporate profit and profit margins of the Adviser and its affiliates for supplying such services. The Board was aware of these factors and was guided by them in its review of the Fund's advisory contract to the extent it considered them to be appropriate and relevant, as discussed further below.

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The Board considered and weighed these circumstances in light of its substantial accumulated experience in governing the Fund and working with Federated on matters relating to the Federated funds, and was assisted in its deliberations by independent legal counsel. Throughout the year, the Board has requested and received substantial and detailed information about the Fund and the Federated organization that was in addition to the extensive materials that comprise and accompany the Senior Officer's evaluation. Federated provided much of this information at each regular meeting of the Board, and furnished additional reports in connection with the particular meeting at which the Board's formal review of the advisory contract occurred. Between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board also received information on particular matters as the need arose. Thus, the Board's consideration of the advisory contract included review of the Senior Officer's evaluation, accompanying data and additional reports covering such matters as: the Adviser's investment philosophy, revenue, profitability, personnel and processes; investment and operating strategies; the Fund's short- and long-term performance (in absolute terms, both on a gross basis and net of expenses, as well as in relationship to its particular investment program and certain competitor or “peer group” funds and/or other benchmarks, as appropriate), and comments on the reasons for performance; the Fund's investment objectives; the Fund's expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of the Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for contractual or voluntary expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading the Fund's portfolio securities (if any); and the nature, quality and extent of the advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Board also considered the preferences and expectations of Fund shareholders and their relative sophistication; the continuing state of competition in the mutual fund industry and market practices; the range of comparable fees for similar funds in the mutual fund industry; the Fund's relationship to the Federated family of funds which include a comprehensive array of funds with different investment objectives, policies and strategies which are available for exchange without the incurrence of additional sales charges; compliance and audit reports concerning the Federated funds and the Federated companies that service them (including communications from regulatory agencies), as well as Federated's responses to any issues raised therein; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Federated funds and/or Federated are responding to them. The Board's evaluation process is evolutionary. The criteria considered and the emphasis placed on relevant criteria change in recognition of changing circumstances in the mutual fund marketplace. With respect to the Fund's performance and expenses in particular, the Board has found the use of comparisons to other mutual funds with comparable investment programs to be relevant, given the high degree of competition in the mutual fund business. The Board focused on comparisons with other similar Annual Shareholder Report

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mutual funds more heavily than non-mutual fund products or services because it is believed that they are more relevant. For example, other mutual funds are the products most like the Fund, they are readily available to Fund shareholders as alternative investment vehicles, and they are the type of investment vehicle in fact chosen and maintained by the Fund's investors. The range of their fees and expenses therefore appears to be a generally reliable indication of what consumers have found to be reasonable in the precise marketplace in which the Fund competes. The Fund's ability to deliver competitive performance when compared to its peer group was a useful indicator of how the Adviser is executing the Fund's investment program, which in turn assisted the Board in reaching a conclusion that the nature, extent, and quality of the Adviser's investment management services were such as to warrant continuation of the advisory contract. In this regard, the Senior Officer has reviewed Federated's fees for providing advisory services to products outside the Federated family of funds (e.g., institutional and separate accounts). He concluded that mutual funds and institutional accounts are inherently different products. Those differences include, but are not limited to, different types of targeted investors; being subject to different laws and regulations; different legal structures; different average account sizes; different associated costs; different portfolio management techniques made necessary by different cash flows; and portfolio manager time spent in review of securities pricing. The Senior Officer did not consider these fee schedules to be determinative in judging the appropriateness of mutual fund advisory contracts.

The Senior Officer reviewed reports compiled by Federated, using data supplied by independent fund ranking organizations, regarding the performance of, and fees charged by, other mutual funds, noting his view that comparisons to fund peer groups are relevant in judging the reasonableness of proposed fees.

For the periods covered by the report, the Fund's performance for the one-year period was at the median of the relevant peer group, and the Fund's performance fell below the median of the relevant peer group for the three-year and five-year periods. The Board discussed the Fund's performance with the Adviser and recognized the efforts being undertaken by the Adviser. The Board will continue to monitor these efforts and the performance of the Fund.

The Board also received financial information about Federated, including reports on the compensation and benefits Federated derived from its relationships with the Federated funds. These reports covered not only the fees under the advisory contracts, but also fees received by Federated's subsidiaries for providing other services to the Federated funds under separate contracts (e.g., for serving as the Federated funds' administrator). The reports also discussed any indirect benefit Federated may derive from its receipt of research services from brokers who execute Federated fund trades. In addition, the Board considered the fact that, in order for a fund to be competitive in the marketplace, Federated and its affiliates frequently waived fees and/or Annual Shareholder Report

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reimbursed expenses and have disclosed to fund investors and/or indicated to the Board their intention to do so in the future, where appropriate. Moreover, the Board receives regular reports regarding the institution or elimination of these voluntary waivers.

Federated furnished reports, requested by the Senior Officer, that reported revenues on a fund-by-fund basis and made estimates of the allocation of expenses on a fund-by-fund basis, using allocation methodologies specified by the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer noted that, although they may apply consistent allocation processes, the inherent difficulties in allocating costs (and the unavoidable arbitrary aspects of that exercise) and the lack of consensus on how to allocate those costs may render such allocation reports unreliable. The allocation reports were considered in the analysis by the Board but were determined to be of limited use.

The Board and the Senior Officer also reviewed a report compiled by Federated comparing profitability information for Federated to other publicly held fund management companies. In this regard, the Senior Officer noted the limited availability of such information, but nonetheless concluded that Federated's profit margins did not appear to be excessive and the Board agreed.

The Senior Officer's evaluation also discussed the notion of possible realization of “economies of scale” as a fund grows larger. The Board considered in this regard that the Adviser has made significant and long-term investments in areas that support all of the Federated funds, such as personnel and processes for the portfolio management, compliance, and risk management functions; and systems technology; and that the benefits of these efforts (as well as any economies, should they exist) were likely to be enjoyed by the fund complex as a whole. Finally, the Board also noted the absence of any applicable regulatory or industry guidelines on this subject, which (as discussed in the Senior Officer's evaluation) is compounded by the lack of any common industry practice or general pattern with respect to structuring fund advisory fees with “breakpoints” that serve to reduce the fee as the fund attains a certain size. The Senior Officer did not recommend institution of breakpoints in pricing Federated's fund advisory services at this time.

It was noted in the materials for the Board meeting that for the period covered by the report, the Fund's investment advisory fee, after waivers and expense reimbursements, if any, was below the median of the relevant peer group. The Board reviewed the fees and other expenses of the Fund with the Adviser and was satisfied that the overall expense structure of the Fund remained competitive.

The Senior Officer's evaluation noted his belief that the information and observations contained in his evaluation supported a finding that the proposed management fees are reasonable, and that Federated appeared to provide appropriate administrative services to the Fund for the fees paid. Under these Annual Shareholder Report

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circumstances, no changes were recommended to, and no objection was raised to, the continuation of the Fund's advisory contract. The Board concluded that the nature, quality and scope of services provided the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates were satisfactory.

In its decision to continue an existing investment advisory contract, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund's operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew an advisory contract. In particular, the Board recognized that many shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Adviser's industry standing and reputation and with the expectation that the Adviser will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund. Thus, the Board's approval of the advisory contract reflected the fact that it is the shareholders who have effectively selected the Adviser by virtue of having invested in the Fund.

The Board based its decision to approve the advisory contract on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. Not all of the factors and considerations identified above were necessarily relevant to the Fund, nor did the Board consider any one of them to be determinative. With respect to the factors that were relevant, the Board's decision to approve the contract reflects its determination that Federated's performance and actions provided a satisfactory basis to support the decision to continue the existing arrangements.

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Voting Proxies on Fund Portfolio Securities

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies, if any, relating to securities held in the Fund's portfolio is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400. A report on “Form N-PX” of how the Fund voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available from Federated's website at FederatedInvestors.com. To access this information from the “Products” section of the website, click on the “Prospectuses and Regulatory Reports” link under “Related Information,” then select the appropriate link opposite the name of the Fund; or select the name of the Fund and from the Fund's page, click on the “Prospectuses and Regulatory Reports” link. Form N-PX filings are also available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedule

The Fund files with the SEC a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings, as of the close of the first and third quarters of its fiscal year, on “Form N-Q.” These filings are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. (Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room.) You may also access this information from the “Products” section of Federated's website at FederatedInvestors.com by clicking on “Portfolio Holdings” under “Related Information,” then selecting the appropriate link opposite the name of the Fund; or select the name of the Fund and from the Fund's page, click on the “Portfolio Holdings” link.

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Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including the possible loss of principal.

This Report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by the Fund's Prospectus, which contains facts concerning its objective and policies, management fees, expenses and other information.

Federated U.S. Government Bond Fund
Federated Investors Funds
4000 Ericsson Drive
Warrendale, PA 15086-7561

Contact us at FederatedInvestors.com
or call 1-800-341-7400.

Federated Securities Corp., Distributor

Cusip 314284100

G00569-01 (10/10)

Federated is a registered mark of Federated Investors, Inc.
2010  © Federated Investors, Inc.

Item 2.                      Code of Ethics

(a) As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics (the "Section 406 Standards for Investment Companies - Ethical Standards for Principal Executive and Financial Officers") that applies to the registrant's Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer; the registrant's Principal Financial Officer also serves as the Principal Accounting Officer.

(c) Not Applicable

(d) Not Applicable

(e) Not Applicable

(f)(3) The registrant hereby undertakes to provide any person, without charge, upon request, a copy of the code of ethics.  To request a copy of the code of ethics, contact the registrant at 1-800-341-7400, and ask for a copy of the Section 406 Standards for Investment Companies - Ethical Standards for Principal Executive and Financial Officers.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

The registrant's Board has determined that each of the following members of the Board's Audit Committee is an “audit committee financial expert,” and is "independent," for purposes of this Item:   Nicholas P. Constantakis, Charles F. Mansfield, Jr. and Thomas M. O’Neill.

Item 4.                      Principal Accountant Fees and Services

(a)           Audit Fees billed to the registrant for the two most recent fiscal years:

Fiscal year ended 2010 - $23,000

Fiscal year ended 2009 - $23,500

(b)                      Audit-Related Fees billed to the registrant for the two most recent fiscal years:

Fiscal year ended 2010 - $31

Fiscal year ended 2009 - $0

Audit Committee Meeting.

Amount requiring approval of the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, $0 and $0 respectively.

(c)                       Tax Fees billed to the registrant for the two most recent fiscal years:

Fiscal year ended 2010 - $0

Fiscal year ended 2009 - $0

Amount requiring approval of the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, $0 and $0 respectively.

(d)                      All Other Fees billed to the registrant for the two most recent fiscal years:

Fiscal year ended 2010 - $0

Fiscal year ended 2009 - $0

Amount requiring approval of the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, $0 and $0 respectively.

(e)(1)                      Audit Committee Policies regarding Pre-approval of Services.

The Audit Committee is required to pre-approve audit and non-audit services performed by the independent auditor in order to assure that the provision of such services do not impair the auditor’s independence.  Unless a type of service to be provided by the independent auditor has received general pre-approval, it will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee.  Any proposed services exceeding pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee.

Certain services have the general pre-approval of the Audit Committee.  The term of the general pre-approval is 12 months from the date of pre-approval, unless the Audit Committee specifically provides for a different period.  The Audit Committee will annually review the services that may be provided by the independent auditor without obtaining specific pre-approval from the Audit Committee and may grant general pre-approval for such services.  The Audit Committee will revise the list of general pre-approved services from time to time, based on subsequent determinations.  The Audit Committee will not delegate its responsibilities to pre-approve services performed by the independent auditor to management.

The Audit Committee has delegated pre-approval authority to its Chairman.  The Chairman will report any pre-approval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting.  The Committee will designate another member with such pre-approval authority when the Chairman is unavailable.

AUDIT SERVICES

The annual Audit services engagement terms and fees will be subject to the specific pre-approval of the Audit Committee.  The Audit Committee must approve any changes in terms, conditions and fees resulting from changes in audit scope, registered investment company (RIC) structure or other matters.

In addition to the annual Audit services engagement specifically approved by the Audit Committee, the Audit Committee may grant general pre-approval for other Audit Services, which are those services that only the independent auditor reasonably can provide.  The Audit Committee has pre-approved certain Audit services, all other Audit services must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee.

AUDIT-RELATED SERVICES

Audit-related services are assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Company’s financial statements or that are traditionally performed by the independent auditor.  The Audit Committee believes that the provision of Audit-related services does not impair the independence of the auditor, and has pre-approved certain Audit-related services, all other Audit-related services must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee.

TAX SERVICES

The Audit Committee believes that the independent auditor can provide Tax services to the Company such as tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice without impairing the auditor’s independence.  However, the Audit Committee will not permit the retention of the independent auditor in connection with a transaction initially recommended by the independent auditor, the purpose of which may be tax avoidance and the tax treatment of which may not be supported in the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations.  The Audit Committee has pre-approved certain Tax services, all Tax services involving large and complex transactions must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee.

ALL OTHER SERVICES

With respect to the provision of services other than audit, review or attest services the pre-approval requirement is waived if:

(1)   The aggregate amount of all such services provided constitutes no more than five percent of the total amount of revenues paid by the registrant, the registrant’s adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant to its accountant during the fiscal year in which the services are provided;

(2)   Such services were not recognized by the registrant, the registrant’s adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant  at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and

(3)   Such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Audit Committee of the issuer and approved prior to the completion of the audit by the Audit Committee or by one or more members of the Audit Committee who are members of the board of directors to whom authority to grant such approvals has been delegated by the Audit Committee.

The Audit Committee may grant general pre-approval to those permissible non-audit services classified as All Other services that it believes are routine and recurring services, and would not impair the independence of the auditor.

The SEC’s rules and relevant guidance should be consulted to determine the precise definitions of prohibited non-audit services and the applicability of exceptions to certain of the prohibitions.

PRE-APPROVAL FEE LEVELS

Pre-approval fee levels for all services to be provided by the independent auditor will be established annually by the Audit Committee.  Any proposed services exceeding these levels will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee.

PROCEDURES

Requests or applications to provide services that require specific approval by the Audit Committee will be submitted to the Audit Committee by both the independent auditor and the Principal Accounting Officer and/or Internal Auditor, and must include a joint statement as to whether, in their view, the request or application is consistent with the SEC’s rules on auditor independence.

(e)(2)                      Percentage of services identified in items 4(b) through 4(d) that were approved by the registrants audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X:

4(b)

Fiscal year ended 2010 – 0%

Fiscal year ended 2009 - 0%

Percentage of services provided to the registrants investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were approved by the registrants audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, 0% and 0% respectively.

4(c)

Fiscal year ended 2010 – 0%

Fiscal year ended 2009 – 0%

Percentage of services provided to the registrants investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were approved by the registrants audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, 0% and 0% respectively.

4(d)

Fiscal year ended 2010 – 0%

Fiscal year ended 2009 – 0%

Percentage of services provided to the registrants investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were approved by the registrants audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, 0% and 0% respectively.

(f)   NA

(g)   Non-Audit Fees billed to the registrant, the registrant’s investment adviser, and certain entities controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser:

Fiscal year ended 2010 - $343,187

Fiscal year ended 2009 - $112,380

(h)                      The registrant’s Audit Committee has considered that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

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

Not Applicable

Item 11.                                Controls and Procedures

(a) The registrant’s President and Treasurer have concluded that the

registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Act) are effective in design and operation and are sufficient to form the basis of the certifications required by Rule 30a-(2) under the Act, based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing date of this report on Form N-CSR.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) during the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12.                                Exhibits

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	Federated U.S. Government Bond Fund
By	/S/ Richard A. Novak
	Richard A. Novak, Principal Financial Officer
Date	October 20, 2010
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/ J. Christopher Donahue
	J. Christopher Donahue, Principal Executive Officer
Date	October 20, 2010
By	/S/ Richard A. Novak
	Richard A. Novak, Principal Financial Officer
Date	October 20, 2010

EX-99.CERT

N-CSR Item 12(a)(2) - Exhibits: Certifications

I, J. Christopher Donahue, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Federated U.S. Government Bond Fund("registrant");

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 officers 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 officers 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.

Date: October 20, 2010

/S/ J. Christopher Donahue

J. Christopher Donahue, President - Principal Executive Officer

N-CSR Item 12(a)(2) - Exhibits: Certifications

I, Richard A. Novak, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Federated U.S. Government Bond Fund("registrant");

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 officers 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 officers 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.

Date: October 20, 2010

/S/ Richard A. Novak

Richard A. Novak, Treasurer - Principal Financial Officer

EX-99.906CERT

N-CSR Item 12(b) - Exhibits: Certifications

SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.§ 1350, the undersigned officers of Federated U.S. Government Bond Fund (the “Registrant”), hereby certify, to the best of our knowledge, that the Registrant’s Report on Form N-CSR for the period ended August 31, 2010 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities and 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 Registrant.

Dated: October 20, 2010

/s/ J. Christopher Donahue

J. Christopher Donahue

Title: President, Principal Executive Officer

Dated: October 20, 2010

/s/ Richard A. Novak

Richard A. Novak

Title: Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer

This certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C.§ 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.