FEDERATED GOVERNMENT TRUST
Federated Investors Funds
5800 Corporate Drive
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237-7000
June 30, 1998
EDGAR Operations Branch
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
450 Fifth Street, Northwest
Washington, DC 20549
RE: FEDERATED GOVERNMENT TRUST (the "Trust")
Automated Government Cash Reserves
Automated Treasury Cash Reserves
U.S. Treasury Cash Reserves
Institutional Shares
Institutional Service Shares
1933 Act File No. 33-32755
1940 ACT FILE NO. 811-5981
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, the above-named
Trust hereby certifies that the definitive forms of prospectuses and statements
of additional information dated June 30, 1998, that would have been filed under
Rule 497(c), do not differ from the forms of prospectuses and statements of
additional information contained in the most recent registration statement for
the Trust. This registration statement was electronically filed under Rule
485(b) as Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 on June 25, 1998.
If you have any questions regarding this certification, please call me at
(412) 288-8515.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Matthew S. Hardin
Matthew S. Hardin
Assistant Secretary
