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


                                December 30, 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          (Commission             (IRS Employer
       of 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 December 30, 2003, The IT Group, Inc. (the "Company") filed a Notice
of Filing of Monthly Operating Report covering the period from November 1, 2003
through November 28, 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 December 30, 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
              November 1, 2003 through November 28, 2003 (including
              Exhibits). Filed in accordance with Rule 311(a) of Regulation
              S-T on Form SE, dated as of December 30, 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:    February 24, 2004

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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


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

     99.1      Notice of Filing of Monthly Operating Report for period from
               November 1, 2003 through November 28, 2003 (including
               Exhibits). Filed in accordance with Rule 311(a) of Regulation
               S-T on Form SE, dated as of December 30, 2003.
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{"company-data": {"conformed-name": "IT GROUP INC", "cik": "0000731190", "assigned-sic": "4955", "irs-number": "330001212", "state-of-incorporation": "DE", "fiscal-year-end": "0331"}, "filing-values": {"form-type": "8-K", "act": "34", "file-number": "001-09037", "film-number": "04631891"}, "business-address": {"street1": "2790 MOSSIDE BLVD", "city": "MONROEVILLE", "state": "PA", "zip": "15146", "phone": "4123727701"}, "mail-address": {"street1": "2790 MOSSIDE BLVD", "city": "MONROEVILLE", "state": "PA", "zip": "15146"}, "former-company": {"former-conformed-name": "INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY CORP", "date-changed": "19920703"}}
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

                                December 30, 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          (Commission             (IRS Employer
       of 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 December 30, 2003, The IT Group, Inc. (the "Company") filed a Notice
of Filing of Monthly Operating Report covering the period from November 1, 2003
through November 28, 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 December 30, 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
              November 1, 2003 through November 28, 2003 (including
              Exhibits). Filed in accordance with Rule 311(a) of Regulation
              S-T on Form SE, dated as of December 30, 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:    February 24, 2004
INDEX TO EXHIBITS

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

     99.1      Notice of Filing of Monthly Operating Report for period from
               November 1, 2003 through November 28, 2003 (including
               Exhibits). Filed in accordance with Rule 311(a) of Regulation
               S-T on Form SE, dated as of December 30, 2003.