PricewaterhouseCoopers today won a $454 million contract for the Army's "University Access Online" program, the Defense Department announced. The university online program is also known as the service's distance learning initiative, designed to provide soldiers "with easy access to courses leading to post-secondary degrees and vocational-technical certifications via online education," DOD stated. The first installment of the contract, which will last through December 2005, is worth $22.9 million. PricewaterhouseCoopers, located in Fairfax, VA, will team with 29 "institutions of higher...