Colorado business owner still waiting to be paid for $830K contract from the federal government 7 months later

As the government shutdown stretches into a third week, federal workers aren't the only ones struggling to pay their bills. Thousands of federal contractors are also waiting on paychecks that may never come, including a Colorado Springs contractor who says she hasn't been paid for work she did in March.

A national security contractor , Jessica Lee travels the world, meeting with foreign diplomats, military leaders, police, and judicial officials to study practices, partnerships, and programs that U.S. tax dollars support.

"We make sure that they're achieving the results we want them to achieve, that we're building partnerships with foreign partners that are going to come to our aid when we need it," she told CBS News Colorado. "We have a limited amount money so we should use it