Federated Government Income Trust

Federated Hermes Funds

4000 Ericsson Drive
Warrendale, Pennsylvania 15086-7561

March 31, 2020

EDGAR Operations Branch

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Investment Management

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549

RE: Federated Government Income Trust (the “Trust”)

Federated Government Income Trust (the “Fund”)

Institutional Shares

Service Shares

1933 Act File No. 2-75366

1940 Act File No. 811-3352

Dear Sir or Madam:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act of 1933, the above-referenced Fund hereby certifies that the definitive forms of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information dated March 31, 2020, that would have been filed under Rule 497(c), do not differ from the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information contained in the most recent Registration Statement for the Fund. This Registration Statement was electronically filed under Rule 485(b) as Post-Effective amendment No. 61 on March 27, 2020.

If you have any questions regarding this certification, please contact me at (412) 288-1474.

Very truly yours,

/s/ George F. Magera

George F. Magera

Assistant Secretary