SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                 _____________

                                   FORM 8-K

                                CURRENT REPORT
                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                               November 25, 2003
            ______________________________________________________
               Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)


                              THE IT GROUP, INC.
            ______________________________________________________
              (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


            Delaware                         1-09037            33-0001212
-------------------------------  -----------------------   -------------------
(State or Other Jurisdiction of         (Commission            (IRS Employer
         Incorporation)                 File Number)        Identification No.)

            2790 Mosside Boulevard, Monroeville, Pennsylvania 10019
            ------------------------------------------------------
              (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

      Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (412) 372-7701

                                Not Applicable
         -------------------------------------------------------------
         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.  Other Events.

         On November 25, 2003, The IT Group, Inc. (the "Company") filed a
Notice of Filing of Monthly Operating Report covering the period from
September 27, 2003 through October 31, 2003 (the "Monthly Operating Report")
with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in the
Company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization proceedings. The Monthly
Operating Report is filed on Form SE, dated as of November 25, 2003 and
incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits:

         Number            Description
         ------            ------------

         99.1     Notice of Filing of Monthly Operating Report for period from
                  September 27, 2003 through October 31, 2003 (including
                  Exhibits). Filed in accordance with Rule 311(a) of
                  Regulation S-T on Form SE, dated as of November 25, 2003.


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                                  SIGNATURES

                  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                         THE IT GROUP, INC.


                                         By: /s/ Harry J. Soose, Jr.
                                             ________________________________
                                             Name: Harry J. Soose, Jr.
                                             Title: Chief Operating Officer



Date:  December 2, 2003


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                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS

     Number                Description

     99.1         Notice of Filing of Monthly Operating Report for period from
                  September 27, 2003 through October 31, 2003 (including
                  Exhibits). Filed in accordance with Rule 311(a) of
                  Regulation S-T on Form SE, dated as of November 25, 2003.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                 _____________

                                   FORM 8-K

                                CURRENT REPORT
                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                               November 25, 2003
            ______________________________________________________
               Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

                              THE IT GROUP, INC.
            ______________________________________________________
              (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

            Delaware                         1-09037            33-0001212
-------------------------------  -----------------------   -------------------
(State or Other Jurisdiction of         (Commission            (IRS Employer
         Incorporation)                 File Number)        Identification No.)

            2790 Mosside Boulevard, Monroeville, Pennsylvania 10019
            ------------------------------------------------------
              (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

      Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (412) 372-7701

                                Not Applicable
         -------------------------------------------------------------
         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 5.  Other Events.

         On November 25, 2003, The IT Group, Inc. (the "Company") filed a
Notice of Filing of Monthly Operating Report covering the period from
September 27, 2003 through October 31, 2003 (the "Monthly Operating Report")
with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in the
Company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization proceedings. The Monthly
Operating Report is filed on Form SE, dated as of November 25, 2003 and
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits:

         Number            Description
         ------            ------------

         99.1     Notice of Filing of Monthly Operating Report for period from
                  September 27, 2003 through October 31, 2003 (including
                  Exhibits). Filed in accordance with Rule 311(a) of
                  Regulation S-T on Form SE, dated as of November 25, 2003.
SIGNATURES

                  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                         THE IT GROUP, INC.

                                         By: /s/ Harry J. Soose, Jr.
                                             ________________________________
                                             Name: Harry J. Soose, Jr.
                                             Title: Chief Operating Officer

Date:  December 2, 2003
INDEX TO EXHIBITS

     Number                Description

     99.1         Notice of Filing of Monthly Operating Report for period from
                  September 27, 2003 through October 31, 2003 (including
                  Exhibits). Filed in accordance with Rule 311(a) of
                  Regulation S-T on Form SE, dated as of November 25, 2003.