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


                                 July 7, 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
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of          (Commission        (IRS Employer
        Incorporation)                   File Number)     Identification No.)


            2790 Mosside Boulevard, Monroeville, Pennsylvania  15146
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              (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)


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


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


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Item 5.  Other Events.

         On July 7, 2003, The IT Group, Inc. (the "Company") filed a Notice of
Filing of Monthly Operating Report covering the period from March 1, 2003
through March 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 July 7, 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 March 1, 2003 through March 28, 2003 (including
                  Exhibits). Filed in accordance with Rule 311(a) of
                  Regulation S-T on Form SE, dated as of July 7, 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:  July 8, 2003

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                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS

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

    99.1      Notice of Filing of Monthly Operating Report for period from
              March 1, 2003 through March 28, 2003 (including Exhibits). Filed
              in accordance with Rule 311(a) of Regulation S-T on Form SE,
              dated as of July 7, 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

                                 July 7, 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  15146
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              (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 July 7, 2003, The IT Group, Inc. (the "Company") filed a Notice of
Filing of Monthly Operating Report covering the period from March 1, 2003
through March 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 July 7, 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 March 1, 2003 through March 28, 2003 (including
                  Exhibits). Filed in accordance with Rule 311(a) of
                  Regulation S-T on Form SE, dated as of July 7, 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:  July 8, 2003
INDEX TO EXHIBITS

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

    99.1      Notice of Filing of Monthly Operating Report for period from
              March 1, 2003 through March 28, 2003 (including Exhibits). Filed
              in accordance with Rule 311(a) of Regulation S-T on Form SE,
              dated as of July 7, 2003.