To start, I am a new DOD employee, my supervisor (active duty) has never managed civilians before and I am the only civilian in my office.

We travel frequently and work long hours while on travel. I have been logging travel comp hours for when I travel and comp earned for all overtime (I'm exempt). This was all approved by my supervisor and even how I was told to do it by our previous comptroller (she left about a month ago).

Earlier this week I was pulled aside by the new comptroller and told that I am being audited for having too much comp time accrued and for not using credit hours. I saved 120 hours of comp for a vacation I have planned for December but apparently there is an agency limit of 80. Also she said I should have been using credit hours for anything worked over 80 in a pay period then I would need approval for comp time after that.

I have had absolutely no training on this and neither has my supervisor. All hours logged are actual hours worked just coded the wrong way. Would this be something I could be fired for? She said the audit will take about two weeks and I will "get the results after".