Federated Hermes Short-Intermediate Government Fund - IS Class (FIGTX) N-CSRS Certified semi-annual shareholder report (management investment company)

United States

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C.  20549

Form N-CSR

Certified Shareholder Report of Registered Management Investment Companies

811-3387

(Investment Company Act File Number)

Federated U.S. Government Securities Fund: 2-5 Years

_______________________________________________________________

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Federated Investors Funds

4000 Ericsson Drive

 Warrendale, PA 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:  1/31/11

Date of Reporting Period:  Six months ended 7/31/10

Item 1.                      Reports to Stockholders

Federated U.S. Government Securities Fund: 2-5 Years

SEMI-ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT

July 31, 2010

Institutional Shares
Institutional Service Shares
Class K Shares

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE
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

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

Financial Highlights - Institutional Shares

(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)

	Six Months Ended (unaudited) 7/31/2010	Year Ended January 31,
		2010	2009	2008	2007	2006
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period	$11.86	$11.96	$11.60	$10.82	$10.94	$11.26
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income	0.12	0.29	0.43	0.48	0.47	0.42
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts	0.25	0.001	0.35	0.78	(0.12)	(0.32)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS	0.37	0.29	0.78	1.26	0.35	0.10
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net investment income	(0.12)	(0.29)	(0.42)	(0.48)	(0.47)	(0.42)
Distributions from net realized gain on investments and futures contracts	(0.10)	(0.10)	—	—	—	—
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS	(0.22)	(0.39)	(0.42)	(0.48)	(0.47)	(0.42)
Net Asset Value, End of Period	$12.01	$11.86	$11.96	$11.60	$10.82	$10.94
Total Return2	3.17%	2.47%	6.92%	12.00%	3.28%	0.95%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses	0.58%3	0.58%	0.53%	0.58%	0.58%	0.58%
Net investment income	2.08%3	2.45%	3.64%	4.39%	4.35%	3.82%
Expense waiver/reimbursement4	0.07%3	0.05%	0.10%	0.07%	0.08%	0.13%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)	$685,295	$679,536	$788,800	$638,728	$530,530	$653,836
Portfolio turnover	27%	235%	57%	104%	128%	113%

1	Represents less than $0.01.
2	Based on net asset value. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
3	Computed on an annualized basis.
4	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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Financial Highlights - Institutional Service Shares

(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)

	Six Months Ended (unaudited) 7/31/2010	Year Ended January 31,
		2010	2009	2008	2007	2006
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period	$11.86	$11.96	$11.60	$10.82	$10.94	$11.26
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income	0.11	0.27	0.39	0.46	0.45	0.40
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts	0.25	0.001	0.36	0.78	(0.12)	(0.32)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS	0.36	0.27	0.75	1.24	0.33	0.08
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net investment income	(0.11)	(0.27)	(0.39)	(0.46)	(0.45)	(0.40)
Distributions from net realized gain on investments and futures contracts	(0.10)	(0.10)	—	—	—	—
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS	(0.21)	(0.37)	(0.39)	(0.46)	(0.45)	(0.40)
Net Asset Value, End of Period	$12.01	$11.86	$11.96	$11.60	$10.82	$10.94
Total Return2	3.05%	2.25%	6.64%	11.73%	3.05%3	0.73%3
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses	0.81%4	0.81%	0.78%	0.83%	0.81%	0.79%
Net investment income	1.85%4	2.20%	3.38%	4.15%	4.12%	3.62%
Expense waiver/reimbursement5	0.09%4	0.08%	0.13%	0.26%	0.26%	0.27%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)	$138,555	$133,165	$114,239	$78,965	$81,887	$87,797
Portfolio turnover	27%	235%	57%	104%	128%	113%

1	Represents less than $0.01.
2	Based on net asset value. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
3	During the period, the Fund was reimbursed by an affiliated shareholder services provider which had an impact of 0.01% on the total return.
4	Computed on an annualized basis.
5	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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Financial Highlights - Class K Shares

(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)

	Six Months Ended (unaudited) 7/31/2010	Year Ended January 31,
		2010	2009	2008	2007	2006
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period	$11.86	$11.96	$11.60	$10.82	$10.94	$11.26
Income From Investment Operations:
Net investment income	0.08	0.22	0.34	0.40	0.39	0.34
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts	0.25	0.001	0.36	0.78	(0.12)	(0.31)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS	0.33	0.22	0.70	1.18	0.27	0.03
Less Distributions:
Distributions from net investment income	(0.08)	(0.22)	(0.34)	(0.40)	(0.39)	(0.35)
Distributions from net realized gain on investments and futures contracts	(0.10)	(0.10)	—	—	—	—
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS	(0.18)	(0.32)	(0.34)	(0.40)	(0.39)	(0.35)
Net Asset Value, End of Period	$12.01	$11.86	$11.96	$11.60	$10.82	$10.94
Total Return2	2.81%	1.79%	6.16%	11.21%	2.55%	0.23%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Net expenses	1.27%3	1.25%	1.24%	1.30%	1.30%	1.29%
Net investment income	1.39%3	1.81%	2.85%	3.66%	3.63%	3.15%
Expense waiver/reimbursement4	0.03%3	0.03%	0.05%	0.01%	0.00%5	0.00%5
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)	$23,387	$23,928	$33,489	$11,804	$7,616	$3,332
Portfolio turnover	27%	235%	57%	104%	128%	113%

1	Represents less than $0.01.
2	Based on net asset value. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
3	Computed on an annualized basis.
4	This expense decrease is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.
5	Represents less than 0.01%.

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 February 1, 2010 to July 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 2/1/2010	Ending Account Value 7/31/2010	Expenses Paid During Period1
Actual:
Institutional Shares	$1,000	$1,031.70	$2.92
Institutional Service Shares	$1,000	$1,030.50	$4.08
Class K Shares	$1,000	$1,028.10	$6.39
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses):
Institutional Shares	$1,000	$1,021.92	$2.91
Institutional Service Shares	$1,000	$1,020.78	$4.06
Class K Shares	$1,000	$1,018.50	$6.36

1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half-year period). The annualized net expense ratios are as follows:

Institutional Shares	0.58%
Institutional Service Shares	0.81%
Class K Shares	1.27%

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Portfolio of Investments Summary Tables (unaudited)

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

Portfolio Composition	Percentage of Total Net Assets
U.S. Treasury Securities	52.7%
FDIC-Guaranteed Debt	33.3%
U.S. Government Agency Securities	11.6%
Derivative Contracts2,3	0.0%
Repurchase Agreement — Collateral4	10.7%
Cash Equivalents5	1.7%
Other Assets and Liabilities — Net6	(10.0)%
TOTAL	100.0%

At July 31, 2010, the Fund's effective maturity⁷ schedule was as follows:

Securities with an Effective Maturity of:	Percentage of Total Net Assets
Less than 2 Years8	29.2%
2-5 Years	52.4%
Greater than 5 Years	16.0%
Repurchase Agreement — Collateral4	10.7%
Cash Equivalents5	1.7%
Other Assets and Liabilities — Net6	(10.0)%
TOTAL	100.0%

1	See the Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for a description of the principal 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	Represents less than 0.1%.
4	Repurchase Agreement purchased with cash collateral received in securities lending transactions, as well as cash held to cover payments on derivative contracts, when-issued and delayed delivery transactions.
5	Cash Equivalents include any investments in money market mutual funds and/or overnight repurchase agreements (other than those representing securities lending collateral).
6	Assets, other than investments in securities and derivative contracts, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
7	For callable 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). For all other investments “effective maturity” is the unexpired period until final maturity.
8	Does not include repurchase agreements purchased with collateral received in securities lending transactions or cash held to cover payments on derivative contracts and when-issued and delayed delivery transactions.

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Portfolio of Investments

July 31, 2010 (unaudited)

Principal Amount or Shares			Value
		U.S. Treasury – 52.7%
		U.S. Treasury Bonds – 9.3%
$35,000,000		8.875%, 8/15/2017	50,108,789
20,000,000		9.875%, 11/15/2015	28,272,656
		TOTAL	78,381,445
		U.S. Treasury Notes – 43.4%
25,000,000	1	1.000%, 7/15/2013	25,127,930
25,000,000	1	1.875%, 6/30/2015	25,370,118
10,218,000		1.875%, 7/15/2019	10,972,440
10,000,000		2.500%, 6/30/2017	10,136,328
39,900,000		2.625%, 12/31/2014	41,999,426
45,000,000	2	2.750%, 10/31/2013	47,664,846
14,561,040		3.000%, 7/15/2012	15,485,052
30,000,000		3.125%, 4/30/2013	32,010,936
24,200,000	1	3.250%, 7/31/2016	25,910,071
10,000,000		3.250%, 3/31/2017	10,623,828
37,000,000		4.000%, 11/15/2012	39,876,173
25,000,000		4.125%, 8/31/2012	26,860,352
40,000,000		4.250%, 11/15/2014	44,914,064
10,000,000		4.750%, 5/31/2012	10,773,828
		TOTAL	367,725,392
		TOTAL U.S. TREASURY (IDENTIFIED COST $416,848,255)	446,106,837
		FDIC-Guaranteed Debt – 33.3%
30,000,000		GMAC LLC, 1.750%, 10/30/2012	30,673,477
35,000,000		GMAC LLC, 2.200%, 12/19/2012	36,158,366
20,000,000		Citigroup Funding, Inc., 2.000%, 3/30/2012	20,438,762
40,000,000		Citigroup, Inc., 1.375%, 5/5/2011	40,348,218
38,000,000		JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.200%, 6/15/2012	39,125,495
25,000,000		Morgan Stanley, 2.250%, 3/13/2012	25,694,083
30,760,000		General Electric Capital Corp., 1.800%, 3/11/2011	31,070,044
20,000,000		General Electric Capital Corp., 2.000%, 9/28/2012	20,542,999
37,000,000		General Electric Capital Corp., 3.000%, 12/9/2011	38,294,223
		TOTAL FDIC-GUARANTEED DEBT (IDENTIFIED COST $276,327,456)	282,345,667

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Principal Amount or Shares			Value
		GOVERNMENT AGENCIES – 11.6%
$5,000,000	3	Federal National Mortgage Association Floating Rate Note, 0.260%, 8/11/2010	5,000,047
10,000,000		Federal Home Loan Bank System, 0.500%, 8/11/2011	10,001,385
11,150,000		Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.625%, 5/18/2012	11,151,985
10,000,000		Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.000%, 1/18/2013	10,161,301
15,000,000		Federal Farm Credit System, 3.875%, 10/7/2013	16,303,207
30,125,000		Federal Home Loan Bank System, 4.875%, 12/13/2013	33,736,295
12,000,000	1	Federal National Mortgage Association, 2.375%, 7/28/2015	12,294,654
		TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (IDENTIFIED COST $93,875,400)	98,648,874
		MUTUAL FUND – 1.7%
14,158,077	4,5	Federated Government Obligations Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.06% (AT NET ASSET VALUE)	14,158,077
		REPURCHASE AGREEMENT – 10.7%
$90,494,000		Interest in $7,990,000,000 joint repurchase agreement 0.22%, dated 7/30/2010 under which Bank of America, N.A. will repurchase securities provided as collateral for $7,990,146,483 on 8/2/2010. The securities provided as collateral at the end of the period were U.S. Government Agency securities with various maturities to 4/15/2040 and the market value of those underlying securities was $8,189,364,232 (purchased with proceeds from securities lending collateral). (AT COST)	90,494,000
		TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 110.0% (IDENTIFIED COST $891,703,188)6	931,753,455
		OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET — (10.0)%7	(84,515,921)
		TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100%	$847,237,534

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

Description	Number of Contracts	Notional Value	Expiration Date	Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation)
8United States Treasury Notes 2-Year Long Futures	1,100	$241,037,500	September 2010	$323,246
8United States Treasury Notes 10-Year Short Futures	100	$12,381,250	September 2010	$(131,551)
NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION ON FUTURES CONTRACTS				$191,695

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

1	Certain principal amounts or shares are temporarily on loan to unaffiliated broker/dealers.
2	Pledged as collateral to ensure the Fund is able to satisfy the obligations of its outstanding futures contracts.
3	Floating rate note with current rate and next reset date shown.

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4	Affiliated company.
5	7-Day net yield.
6	Also represents cost for federal tax purposes.
7	Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities. A significant portion of this balance represents loans to unaffiliated qualified brokers for securities lending. The Fund receives cash from the broker as collateral for the loaned securities and reinvests the collateral in certain short-term securities such as repurchase agreements or money market mutual funds.
8	Non-income producing security.

Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at July 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

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, 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.

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of July 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	$ —	$446,106,837	$ —	$446,106,837
FDIC-Guaranteed Debt	—	282,345,667	—	282,345,667
Government Agencies	—	98,648,874	—	98,648,874
Mutual Fund	14,158,077	—	—	14,158,077
Repurchase Agreement	—	90,494,000	—	90,494,000
TOTAL SECURITIES	$14,158,077	$917,595,378	$ —	$931,753,455
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS*	$191,695	$ —	$ —	$191,695

* 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

July 31, 2010 (unaudited)

Assets:
Total investments in securities, at value including $14,158,077 of investments in an affiliated issuer (Note 5) and $88,488,640 of securities loaned (identified cost $891,703,188)		$931,753,455
Income receivable		6,044,390
Receivable for shares sold		1,180,798
Receivable for daily variation margin		134,375
TOTAL ASSETS		939,113,018
Liabilities:
Payable for shares redeemed	$884,023
Payable for collateral due to broker for securities lending	90,494,000
Income distribution payable	251,491
Payable for Directors'/Trustees' fees	2,202
Payable for distribution services fee (Note 5)	8,997
Payable for shareholder services fee (Note 5)	88,842
Accrued expenses	145,929
TOTAL LIABILITIES		91,875,484
Net assets for 70,520,369 shares outstanding		$847,237,534
Net Assets Consist of:
Paid-in capital		$801,583,917
Net unrealized appreciation of investments and futures contracts		40,241,962
Accumulated net realized gain on investments and futures contracts		5,389,903
Undistributed net investment income		21,752
TOTAL NET ASSETS		$847,237,534
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share
Institutional Shares:
$685,295,072 ÷ 57,040,986 shares outstanding, no par value, unlimited shares authorized		$12.01
Institutional Service Shares:
$138,554,998 ÷ 11,532,713 shares outstanding, no par value, unlimited shares authorized		$12.01
Class K Shares:
$23,387,464 ÷ 1,946,670 shares outstanding, no par value, unlimited shares authorized		$12.01

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

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Statement of Operations

Six Months Ended July 31, 2010 (unaudited)

Investment Income:
Interest (including income on securities loaned of $33,268)		$10,889,071
Dividends received from an affiliated issuer (Note 5)		3,533
TOTAL INCOME		10,892,604
Expenses:
Investment adviser fee (Note 5)	$1,636,739
Administrative personnel and services fee (Note 5)	319,590
Custodian fees	17,346
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses — Institutional Shares	215,238
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses — Institutional Service Shares	55,450
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses — Class K Shares	31,740
Directors'/Trustees' fees	7,283
Auditing fees	11,669
Legal fees	2,832
Portfolio accounting fees	68,284
Distribution services fee — Institutional Service Shares (Note 5)	32,899
Distribution services fee — Class K Shares (Note 5)	57,018
Shareholder services fee — Institutional Shares (Note 5)	192,247
Shareholder services fee — Institutional Service Shares (Note 5)	155,773
Account administration fee — Institutional Shares	17,714
Account administration fee — Institutional Service Shares	6,277
Share registration costs	37,703
Printing and postage	29,634
Insurance premiums	2,949
Miscellaneous	9,570
TOTAL EXPENSES	2,907,955

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Statement of Operations — continued

Waivers and Reimbursements (Note 5):
Reimbursement of investment adviser fee	$(10,241)
Waiver of administrative personnel and services fee	(8,201)
Waiver of distribution services fee — Institutional Service Shares	(32,899)
Waiver of distribution services fee — Class K Shares	(2,619)
Reimbursement of shareholder services fee — Institutional Shares	(192,247)
Reimbursement of shareholder services fee — Institutional Service Shares	(23,068)
Reimbursement of account administration fee — Institutional Shares	(15,342)
TOTAL WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS		$(284,617)
Net expenses			$2,623,338
Net investment income			8,269,266
Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments and Futures Contracts:
Net realized gain on investments			1,944,974
Net realized gain on futures contracts			3,591,734
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments			11,630,630
Net change in unrealized appreciation of futures contracts			45,454
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and futures contracts			17,212,792
Change in net assets resulting from operations			$25,482,058

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

	Six Months Ended (unaudited) 7/31/2010	Year Ended 1/31/2010
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Operations:
Net investment income	$8,269,266	$22,680,961
Net realized gain on investments and futures contracts	5,536,708	19,282,194
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments and futures contracts	11,676,084	(21,411,233)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS	25,482,058	20,551,922
Distributions from net investment income
Institutional Shares	(6,915,106)	(19,511,531)
Institutional Service Shares	(1,215,373)	(2,771,510)
Class K Shares	(158,671)	(694,666)
Distributions from net realized gain on investments and futures contracts
Institutional Shares	(5,531,148)	(6,131,743)
Institutional Service Shares	(1,096,052)	(1,200,807)
Class K Shares	(183,911)	(200,553)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS	(15,100,261)	(30,510,810)
Share Transactions:
Proceeds from sale of shares	154,422,264	571,642,664
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared	12,399,332	25,767,091
Cost of shares redeemed	(166,595,690)	(687,349,597)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS	225,906	(89,939,842)
Change in net assets	10,607,703	(99,898,730)
Net Assets:
Beginning of period	836,629,831	936,528,561
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $21,752 and $41,636, respectively)	$847,237,534	$836,629,831

See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements

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Notes to Financial Statements

July 31, 2010 (unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Federated U.S. Government Securities Fund: 2-5 Years (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Fund offers three classes of shares: Institutional Shares, Institutional Service Shares and Class K Shares. All shares of the Fund have equal rights with respect to voting, except on class-specific matters. The Fund's investment objective is to provide current income.

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).
• 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.
• Shares of other mutual funds are valued based upon their reported NAVs.

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, mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities. The Fund Semi-Annual Shareholder Report

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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.

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. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value. Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses and certain fund-level expenses are allocated to each class based on relative average daily net assets, except that each class may bear distribution services fees, shareholder services fees, account administration fees and transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees unique to those classes. Dividends are declared separately for each class. No class has preferential dividend rights; differences in per share dividend rates are generally due to differences in separate class expenses.

Premium and Discount Amortization

All premiums and discounts 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 six months ended July 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 July 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 purchases and sells financial futures contracts to manage cash flows, 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.

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

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 an affiliated money market fund or 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 July 31, 2010, securities subject to this type of arrangement and related collateral were as follows:

Market Value of Securities Loaned	Market Value of Collateral
$88,488,640	$90,494,000

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	$191,695*

* 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 Six Months Ended July 31, 2010

Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
	Futures
Interest rate contracts	$3,591,734

Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
	Futures
Interest rate contracts	$45,454

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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.

3. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

The following tables summarize share activity:

	Six Months Ended 7/31/2010		Year Ended 1/31/2010
Institutional Shares:	Shares	Amount	Shares	Amount
Shares sold	9,835,343	$116,962,214	35,959,584	$428,858,133
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared	848,950	10,083,737	1,803,440	21,474,129
Shares redeemed	(10,925,073)	(129,721,817)	(46,411,991)	(551,171,146)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM INSTITUTIONAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS	(240,780)	$(2,675,866)	(8,648,967)	$(100,838,884)

	Six Months Ended 7/31/2010		Year Ended 1/31/2010
Institutional Service Shares:	Shares	Amount	Shares	Amount
Shares sold	2,592,582	$30,864,839	7,918,262	$94,370,755
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared	168,526	2,001,408	289,958	3,451,085
Shares redeemed	(2,454,267)	(29,150,493)	(6,531,035)	(77,615,731)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE SHARE TRANSACTIONS	306,841	$3,715,754	1,677,185	$20,206,109

	Six Months Ended 7/31/2010		Year Ended 1/31/2010
Class K Shares:	Shares	Amount	Shares	Amount
Shares sold	554,442	$6,595,211	4,045,493	$48,413,776
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared	26,468	314,187	70,699	841,877
Shares redeemed	(651,379)	(7,723,380)	(4,898,198)	(58,562,720)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM CLASS K SHARE TRANSACTIONS	(70,469)	$(813,982)	(782,006)	$(9,307,067)
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS	(4,408)	$225,906	(7,753,788)	$(89,939,842)

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4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

At July 31, 2010, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes was $891,703,188. The net unrealized appreciation of investments for federal tax purposes excluding any unrealized appreciation resulting from futures contracts was $40,050,267. This consists of net unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost of $40,050,267.

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 0.40% 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.

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 six months ended July 31, 2010, the net fee paid to FAS was 0.076% of average daily net assets of the Fund. FAS waived $8,201 of its fee.

Distribution Services Fee

The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the terms of the Plan, the Fund will compensate Federated Securities Corp. (FSC), the principal distributor, from the daily net assets of the Fund's Institutional Service Shares and Class K Shares to finance activities intended to result in the sale of these shares. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses at the following percentages of average daily net assets annually, to compensate FSC:

Share Class Name	Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets of Class
Institutional Service Shares	0.05%
Class K Shares	0.50%

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Subject to the terms described in the Expense Limitation note, FSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. For the six months ended July 31, 2010, FSC voluntarily waived $35,518 of its fee. When FSC receives fees, it may pay some or all of them to financial intermediaries whose customers purchase shares. For the six months ended July 31, 2010, FSC retained $1,016 of fees paid by the Fund.

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 Shares and 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 six months ended July 31, 2010, FSSC voluntarily reimbursed $215,315 of shareholder services fees and $15,342 of account administration fees. For the six months ended July 31, 2010, FSSC did not receive any fees paid by the Fund.

Expense Limitation

The Adviser and its affiliates (which may include FSC, 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's Institutional Shares, Institutional Service Shares and Class K Shares (after the voluntary waivers and reimbursements) will not exceed 0.58%, 0.81% and 1.27%, (the “Fee Limit”), respectively, through the later of (the “Termination Date”): (a) March 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.

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 six months ended July 31, 2010, the Adviser reimbursed $10,241. Transactions with the affiliated company during the six months ended July 31, 2010, were as follows:

Affiliate	Balance of Shares Held 1/31/2010	Purchases/ Additions	Sales/ Reductions	Balance of Shares Held 7/31/2010	Value	Dividend Income
Federated Government Obligations Fund, Institutional Shares	1,751,366	189,429,684	177,022,973	14,158,077	$14,158,077	$3,533

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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 July 31, 2010, there were no outstanding loans. During the six months ended July 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 July 31, 2010, there were no outstanding loans. During the six months ended July 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 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. 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.

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Evaluation and Approval of Advisory Contract - May 2010

Federated U.S. Government Securities Fund: 2-5 Years (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 Semi-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 three-year and five-year periods was above the median of the relevant peer group, and the Fund's performance fell below the median of the relevant peer group for the one-year period. 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 Semi-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.

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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.

IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT FUND DOCUMENT DELIVERYIn an effort to reduce costs and avoid duplicate mailings, the Fund(s) intend to deliver a single copy of certain documents to each household in which more than one shareholder of the Fund(s) resides (so-called “householding”), as permitted by applicable rules. The Fund's “householding” program covers its/their Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, and supplements to each, as well as Semi-Annual and Annual Shareholder Reports and any Proxies or information statements. Shareholders must give their written consent to participate in the “householding” program. The Fund is also permitted to treat a shareholder as having given consent (“implied consent”) if (i) shareholders with the same last name, or believed to be members of the same family, reside at the same street address or receive mail at the same post office box, (ii) the Fund gives notice of its intent to “household” at least sixty (60) days before it begins “householding” and (iii) none of the shareholders in the household have notified the Fund(s) or their agent of the desire to “opt out” of “householding.” Shareholders who have granted written consent, or have been deemed to have granted implied consent, can revoke that consent and opt out of “householding” at any time: shareholders who purchased shares through an intermediary should contact their representative; other shareholders may call the Fund at 1-800-341-7400.

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Federated U.S. Government Securities Fund: 2-5 Years
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 31428P103
Cusip 31428P202
Cusip 31428P301

8082202 (9/10)

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