UNITED STATES
                       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



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)               December 19, 2005

                       THE MANAGEMENT NETWORK GROUP, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         Delaware                       0-27617                  48-1129619
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(State or other jurisdiction          (Commission               (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)              File Number)           Identification No.)


           7300 College Boulevard, Suite 302, Overland Park, KS 66210
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           (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code                (913) 345-9315

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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

     On December  19, 2005,  The  Management  Network  Group,  Inc.  announced a
partnership with S3 Matching Technologies,  to creat a complete service offering
to ease  companies'  migration  from circuit  switch to Internet  Protocol  (IP)
networks. The public announcement was made by means of a press release, the text
of which is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 hereto.


ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(C). EXHIBITS.

EXHIBIT
NUMBER                  DESCRIPTION
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99.1                    Press Release dated December 19, 2005






                                    SIGNATURE

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 MANAGEMENT NETWORK GROUP, INC.
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                                             (Registrant)

Date:  December 23, 2005         By:  /s/ Donald E. Klumb
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                                      Donald E. Klumb
                                      Vice President and Chief Financial Officer











                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number      Description of Document

99.1                Press  Release  of  Registrant,   Dated  December  19,  2005
                    Announcing  partnership  with S3  Matching  Technologies  to
                    provide services to migrate companies from circuit switch to
                    Internet protocol (IP) networks.