SYSTEM OF ADMITTING NEW U.S. CITIZENS TO UNDERGO CHANGES.(MAIN)

Byline: HOLLY YEAGER Times Union Washington bureau

WASHINGTON -- Responding to Republican criticism of a controversial Clinton administration naturalization program, the Justice Department announced Thursday it has hired a major accounting firm to overhaul the system through which legal immigrants become citizens.

Attorney General Janet Reno said the firm, Coopers & Lybrand, will review the entire process ``in order to enhance the integrity of the naturalization program, streamline the process, reduce the paperwork, and improve customer service.''

Carole Florman, a department spokeswoman, said the review had been planned for several years but that …