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 1, 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)





Item 5.  Other Events.

         On July 1, 2003, The IT Group, Inc. (the "Company") filed a Notice of
Filing of Monthly Operating Report covering the period from February 1, 2003
through February 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 1, 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
                  February 1, 2003 through February 28, 2003 (including
                  Exhibits). Filed in accordance with Rule 311(a) of
                  Regulation S-T on Form SE, dated as of July 1, 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 3, 2003


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                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS

       Number            Description

         99.1     Notice of Filing of Monthly Operating Report for period from
                  February 1, 2003 through February 28, 2003 (including
                  Exhibits). Filed in accordance with Rule 311(a) of
                  Regulation S-T on Form SE, dated as of July 1, 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 1, 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 1, 2003, The IT Group, Inc. (the "Company") filed a Notice of
Filing of Monthly Operating Report covering the period from February 1, 2003
through February 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 1, 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
                  February 1, 2003 through February 28, 2003 (including
                  Exhibits). Filed in accordance with Rule 311(a) of
                  Regulation S-T on Form SE, dated as of July 1, 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 3, 2003
INDEX TO EXHIBITS

       Number            Description

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